background:
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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Subunit:
Monomer.
Subcellular Location:
Secreted, extracellular space.
Similarity:
Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 13 family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 279 Human
Entrez Gene: 280 Human
Entrez Gene: 545562 Mouse
Omim: 104650 Human
Omim: 104660 Human
SwissProt: P04746 Human
SwissProt: P19961 Human
SwissProt: P00688 Mouse
Unigene: 484588 Human
Unigene: 654437 Human
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