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Α-Amylase

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 starch and glycogen, yielding shorter chains thereof, dextrins, and maltose, through the following biochemical process:

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BRENDA
enzyme data
CAS no.
9000-90-2
EC no.
3.2.1.1
ExPASy
NiceZyme view
KEGG
enzyme entry
MetaCyc
metabolic pathway

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In grain

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Α-Amylase

Nodes91
Edges90
Triples45
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021978
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Α-Amylase

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related to In grain · 5
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CAS no. · 1
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Α-AmylaseBRENDAenzyme data1.00infobox
Α-AmylaseCAS no.9000-90-21.00infobox
Α-AmylaseEC no.3.2.1.11.00infobox
Α-AmylaseExPASyNiceZyme view1.00infobox
Α-AmylaseKEGGenzyme entry1.00infobox
Α-AmylaseMetaCycmetabolic pathway1.00infobox
Α-AmylaseNCBIproteins1.00infobox
Α-AmylasePDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum1.00infobox
Α-AmylasePMCarticles1.00infobox
Α-AmylasePubMedarticles1.00infobox
Α-AmylaseRheareactions1.00infobox
Α-AmylaseSearchSearchPMCarticlesPubMedarticlesNCBIproteins1.00infobox
Α-Amylaseis aenzyme0.90text

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