Maltose-6'-phosphate glucosidase

The enzyme maltose-6&prime;-phosphate glucosidase catalyzes the following chemical reaction:


 * maltose 6&prime;-phosphate + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ D -glucose +  D -glucose 6-phosphate

It belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. It participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.

Nomenclature
The systematic name of this enzyme class is maltose-6&prime;-phosphate 6-phosphoglucohydrolase. This enzyme is also called phospho-α-glucosidase.

Structural studies
As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code.