AMY2A

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Amylase, alpha 2A (pancreatic)

PDB rendering based on 1b2y.
Identifiers
Symbols AMY2A; AMY2; AMY2B; PA
External IDs OMIM104650 MGI88019 HomoloGene20179 GeneCards: AMY2A Gene
EC number 3.2.1.1
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 279 11722
Ensembl ENSG00000243480 ENSMUSG00000074264
UniProt P04746 P00687
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000699.2 NM_001110505.1
RefSeq (protein) NP_000690.1 NP_001103975.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
104.16 – 104.26 Mb
Chr 3:
113.26 – 113.31 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Pancreatic alpha-amylase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AMY2A gene.[1][2]

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.[2]

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