2.4.1.19 | alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose = alpha-cyclodextrin + alpha-D-glucose |
cyclomaltodextrins (Schardinger dextrins) of various sizes (6,7,8, etc. glucose units) are formed reversibly from starch and similar substrates. Will also disproportionate linear maltodextrins without cyclizing (cf. EC 2.4.1.25, 4-alpha-glucanotransferase) |
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2.4.1.19 | alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-alpha-D-glucopyranose = alpha-cyclodextrin + alpha-D-glucose |
reaction in four steps via cyclization, disproportionation, hydrolysis, and coupling. The second step of the reaction involves the transfer of the covalently bound saccharide to an acceptor molecule |
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