Amylase alpha 2A

Also known as glycogenase, 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, pancreatic alpha-amylase, pancreatic amylase alpha 2A, amylase alpha 2A (pancreatic), AMY2A

Pancreatic alpha-amylase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AMY2A gene.

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Pancreatic alpha-amylase

Gene: AMY2A
Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Length: 511 aa
Molecular mass: 57,707 Da
Evidence: 1: Evidence at protein level

3D-structureAlternative splicingCalciumCarbohydrate metabolismChlorideDisulfide bondGlycoproteinGlycosidase

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Instance of: protein
Subclass of: protein

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biological process: carbohydrate metabolic process
cell component: extracellular exosome
found in taxon: Homo sapiens

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Pancreatic alpha-amylase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AMY2A gene.

Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the pancreas.

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