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alpha-Amylases

Known as: Endoamylase, alpha Amylases, Glycogenase 
A family of hydrolases that cleaves alpha-linkages in polysaccharides, such as starch and glycogen, and yield glucose and maltose. This family… 
National Institutes of Health

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AMY1A geneAMY1B geneAMY1C geneAMY2A gene

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Amylases

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BiLA protein, Bifidobacterium longumMaxilaseTaka-Amylase Aalpha-amylase

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Review
2005
Review
2005
Plant food allergens--structural and functional aspects of allergenicity.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Bread eating induced oral angioedema due to alpha-amylase allergy.
Inhalation of dust from different enzymes can be the cause of occupational asthma in exposed workers. Enzymes from different… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Initial proteome analysis of mature barley seeds and malt
Several barley (Hordeum vulgare) cultivars are used in the production of malt for brewing. The malt quality depends on the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Germ Tubes and Proteinase Activity Contribute to Virulence of Candida albicans in Murine Peritonitis
ABSTRACT Peritonitis with Candida albicans is an important complication of bowel perforation and continuous ambulatory peritoneal… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Seasonal Changes in Nonstructural Carbohydrates, Protein, and Macronutrients in Roots of Alfalfa, Red Clover, Sweetclover, and Birdsfoot Trefoil
Root total nonstructural carbohydrate (TNC) has been studied, but little is known about seasonal trends in proteins and other… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effects of long-term low-glycaemic index starchy food on plasma glucose and lipid concentrations and adipose tissue cellularity in normal and diabetic rats
The present study aimed to assess the metabolic consequences of the chronic ingestion of two starches giving different… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Carbohydrate binding sites in a pancreatic α‐amylase‐substrate complex, derived from X‐ray structure analysis at 2.1 Å resolution
The X‐ray structure analysis of a crystal of pig pancreatic α‐amylase (PPA, EC 3.2.1.1.) that was soaked with the substrate… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Production of an Amylase-Sensitive Bacteriocin by an Atypical Leuconostoc paramesenteroides Strain
An atypical Leuconostoc paramesenteroides strain isolated from retail lamb produced a bacteriocin, leuconocin S, that was… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Activities of enzymes of the pancreas, and the lumen and mucosa of the small intestine in growing broiler cockerels fed on tannin-containing diets
Diets containing vegetable tannins, predominantly hydrolysable gallotannins, at levels of 13.5, 25 and 50 g/kg were fed to… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Characterization of the alpha-Amylases Synthesized by Aleurone Layers of Himalaya Barley in Response to Gibberellic Acid.
The gibberellic acid (GA(3))-induced alpha-amylases from the aleurone layers of Himalaya barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv Himalaya… 
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