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alpha-amylase activity

Known as: 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase activity, alpha amylase activity, endoamylase activity 
Catalysis of the endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides containing three or more alpha-(1->4)-linked D-glucose… 
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Taka-amylase A activityalpha-Amylasesalpha-amylase inhibitor activity

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2011
2011
Genomic architecture of alpha-amylase activity in mature rye grain relative to that of preharvest sprouting
Bi-directional selective genotyping (BSG) carried out on two opposite groups of F9(541 × Ot1-3) recombinant inbred lines (RILs… 
2001
2001
Effect of certain plant extracts on alpha-amylase activity.
Ethanolic extracts of Punica granatum, Mangifera indica, Boerhaavia diffusa, Embelia ribes, Phyllanthus maderaspatensis, and… 
1999
1999
Accurate estimation of sweetpotato amylase activity by flour viscosity analysis.
Sweetpotato flour (SPF), prepared from 44 genotypes adapted to Philippine conditions, showed wide variation in Rapid Visco… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Character of a wheat amylase inhibitor preparation and effects on fasting human pancreaticobiliary secretions and hormones.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Amylase inhibition induces carbohydrate tolerance, satiety, and weight loss and prolongs gastric emptying… 
1988
1988
An enzymatic method for the alpha-amylase assay which comprises a new procedure for eliminating glucose and maltose in biological fluids.
1987
1987
Degradation of the framework of the Chlamydomonas cell wall by proteases present in a commercially available alpha-amylase preparation
A commercially available alpha-amylase derived from Bacillus licheniformis contained an enzymatic activity able to degrade the… 
1986
1986
Distribution of alpha-amylase activity in selected broiler tissues.
In an examination of broiler alpha-amylase, significant variation in the serum enzyme activity level was noted, adult levels were… 
1986
1986
The effect of the inverted repeat structure on the production of the cloned Bacillus amyloliquefaciens alpha-amylase.
An inverted repeat structure from Bacillus natto preceding the Bacillus subtilis alpha-amylase gene has been suggested to be… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Pharmacokinetics of Hydroxyethyl Starch in Normal Subjects
Abstract: To determine the elimination of high‐molecular‐weight hydroxyethyl starch (HES, Mw 450,000) in normal subjects, ten… 
1971
1971
Amylases in developing barley seeds.
The amylases of developing barley seeds (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Himalaya) were investigated by colorimetric and electrophoretic… 
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