title: alpha-Glucosidases.
abstract: This review highlights the main properties of mammalian, plant, and microbial alpha-glucosidases. Special attention is given to the classification of these enzymes, possible catalytic mechanisms, their tertiary structure, and the structure of major inhibitors. Experimental data on the elucidation of amino acid residues essential for catalysis are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Konstantinov St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Leningrad Region, 188350, Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Krasikov
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Karelov
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Firsov
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002384:Catalysis; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases