<P> This enzyme acts on starch , glycogen and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides producing beta - maltose by an inversion . Beta - amylase is found in bacteria , fungi , and plants ; bacteria and cereal sources are the most heat stable . Working from the non-reducing end , β - amylase catalyzes the hydrolysis of the second α - 1 , 4 glycosidic bond , cleaving off two glucose units ( maltose ) at a time . During the ripening of fruit , β - amylase breaks starch into maltose , resulting in the sweet flavor of ripe fruit . </P>
<P> This enzyme acts on starch , glycogen and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides producing beta - maltose by an inversion . Beta - amylase is found in bacteria , fungi , and plants ; bacteria and cereal sources are the most heat stable . Working from the non-reducing end , β - amylase catalyzes the hydrolysis of the second α - 1 , 4 glycosidic bond , cleaving off two glucose units ( maltose ) at a time . During the ripening of fruit , β - amylase breaks starch into maltose , resulting in the sweet flavor of ripe fruit . </P>
what kinds of bonds are broken by b-amylase
what kinds of bonds are broken by b-amylase
glycosidic bond
glycosidic bond