- An
amylase (/ˈæmɪleɪs/) is an
enzyme that
catalyses the
hydrolysis of
starch (Latin amylum) into sugars.
Amylase is
present in the
saliva of
humans and...
- α-
Amylase is an
enzyme (EC 3.2.1.1;
systematic name 4-α-D-glucan glucanohydrolase) that
hydrolyses α
bonds of large, α-linked polysaccharides, such as...
- β-
Amylase (EC 3.2.1.2,
saccharogen amylase, glycogenase) is an
enzyme with the
systematic name 4-α-D-glucan maltohydrolase. It
catalyses the following...
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their structure. The
different classes of
amylases are α-
amylases, β-
amylases, and glucoamylases. The α-
amylases hydrolyze starch by
randomly cleaving the...
-
pancreases or
pancrelipase and pancreatin, are
commercial mixtures of
amylase, lipase,
protease and lactase. They are used to
treat malabsorption syndrome...
- the mixture.
Mashing allows the
enzymes in the malt (primarily, α-
amylase and β-
amylase) to
break down the
starch in the
grain into sugars,
typically maltose...
- of
macroamylase in the blood.
Macroamylase is a
complex of the
enzyme amylase bound to
other proteins forming a
larger molecule.
Macroamylase is typically...
- Alpha-
amylase 1 is an
enzyme that in
humans is
encoded by the AMY1A gene. This gene is
found in many organisms.
Amylases are
secreted proteins that hydrolyze...
- alpha-
amylase. It
locks up the
enzymes by
mimicking the
transition state of the
substrate with its
amine linkage. However,
bacterial alpha-
amylases from...
-
catalyses the
breakdown of
starch into maltose. For example, the
diastase α-
amylase degrades starch to a
mixture of the
disaccharide maltose; the trisaccharide...
