The Importance of Surface-Binding Site towards Starch-Adsorptivity Level in α-Amylase: A Review on Structural Point of View

Figure 6

Molecular interaction around the substrate-binding site. (a) The binding of maltopentaose (pink) to the CBM58. (b) The binding of maltoheptaose (yellow) to the SBS. Aromatic residues are visualized in a darker color. Hydrogen bonds denoted by green dashed lines.

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