AMY2A

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox 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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  1. ^ Groot PC, Bleeker MJ, Pronk JC, Arwert F, Mager WH, Planta RJ, Eriksson AW, Frants RR (Jul 1988). "Human pancreatic amylase is encoded by two different genes". Nucleic Acids Res. 16 (10): 4724. doi:10.1093/nar/16.10.4724. PMC 336663. PMID 3260028.
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: AMY2A amylase, alpha 2A; pancreatic".

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