Table 2 Relative activities of miswak α-amylases toward different substrates
From: Purification and characterization of α-Amylase from Miswak Salvadora persica
Substrate | Relative activity % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | A4a | A4b | A5a | A5b | |
Potato starch | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Glycogen | 71 | 55 | 49 | 60 | 61 |
Amylopectin | 48 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 27 |
Amylose | 20 | 15 | 25 | 48 | 11 |
α-Cyclodextrin | 0.77 | 1.62 | 5 | 3 | 0.55 |
β-Cyclodextrin | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.07 |