Solution structure of the granular starch binding domain of Aspergillus niger glucoamylase bound to beta-cyclodextrin.
Sorimachi, K., Le Gal-Coeffet, M.F., Williamson, G., Archer, D.B., Williamson, M.P.(1997) Structure 5: 647-661
- PubMed: 9195884 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00220-7
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1AC0, 1ACZ - PubMed Abstract: 
Carbohydrate-binding domains are usually small and physically separate from the catalytic domains of hydrolytic enzymes. Glucoamylase 1 (G1) from Aspergillus niger, an enzyme used widely in the food and brewing industries, contains a granular starch binding domain (SBD) which is separated from the catalytic domain by a semi-rigid linker. The aim of this study was to determine how the SBD binds to starch, and thereby more generally to throw light on the role of carbohydrate-binding domains in the hydrolysis of insoluble polysaccharides.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Krebs Institute for Biomolecular Research Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology University of Sheffield Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.