Abstract
Q-Enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of the 1,6-branch linkages in amylopectin. Its action on a model amylodextrin containing a single branch linkage has been studied. It is concluded that the enzymic process whereby the branch linkages of amylopectin are synthesized is a random action of the branching enzyme on a complex-possibly a double helix-formed between two 1,4-α-glucan chains. This action pattern predicts a novel arrangement of the units chains in amylopectin.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 627-631 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics |
| Volume | 198 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
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Borovsky, D., Smith, E. E., Whelan, W. J., French, D., & Kikumoto, S. (1979). The mechanism of Q-enzyme action and its influence on the structure of amylopectin. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 198(2), 627-631. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-9861(79)90540-X