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 ...
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.
Related Citations: 
Solution Structure of the Granular Starch Binding Domain of Glucoamylase from Aspergillus Niger by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Sorimachi, K., Jacks, A.J., Le Gal-Coeffet, M.F., Williamson, G., Archer, D.B., Williamson, M.P. (1996) J Mol Biol 259: 970
1H and 15N Assignments and Secondary Structure of the Starch-Binding Domain of Glucoamylase from Aspergillus Niger Jacks, A.J., Sorimachi, K., Le Gal-Coeffet, M.F., Williamson, G., Archer, D.B., Williamson, M.P. (1995) Eur J Biochem 233: 568
Organizational Affiliation: 
Krebs Institute for Biomolecular Research Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology University of Sheffield Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.