| Protein Name | amylase alpha 2B |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 280 |
| Gene Symbol | AMY2B |
| UniProt | P19961 (AMY2B_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 12 |
Description |
amylase alpha 2B |
| Gene Summary |
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, Jun 2013] |
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