alpha-glucosidase
Sign in to saveAlso known as alpha-1,4-glucosidase, Acid-alpha glucosidase, Acid maltase
thumb|300px|Glycogen structure segment. thumb|300px|Maltose
Research
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- GO:0090599, the broad sense
- EC 3.2.1.20, the narrow sense
- Mechanism
- Structure
- Disease relevance
- See also
- References
thumb|300px|Glycogen structure segment. thumb|300px|Maltose
α-Glucosidase (, (systematic name α-D-glucoside glucohydrolase) is a glucosidase located in the brush border of the small intestine that acts upon α(1→4) bonds: Hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing (1→4)-linked α-D-glucose residues with release of D-glucose
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