Amylose and amylopectin degradation products?
During the enzymatic breakdown of starch, disaccharides are initially formed. Can someone tell me which breakdown products are formed during amylose and amylopectin and compare them? I don't really understand the difference…
α-amylase cleaves only inner glycosidic 1-4 bonds. Maltose, maltotriosis and oligosaccharides, which are shown in 1.6, are mainly produced. Since amylospectine has a much higher proportion of 1,6-glycosidic bonds, the proportion of oligosaccharides in the cleavage products will be higher than in the case of the barely branched amylose.
There are different amylases, which Specificity of action distinguish and supply different cleavage products.