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amylase alpha 1A
AMY1A (amylase alpha 1A; salivary alpha-amylase) encodes a secreted glycoside hydrolase produced predominantly by salivary glands. The enzyme initiates oral starch and glycogen digestion and is studied in salivary enzyme biology, carbohydrate processing and amylase expression.
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Alpha-amylase 1A is a calcium-binding hydrolase that cleaves internal alpha-1,4-glucosidic bonds in starch, glycogen and related polysaccharides. This generates maltose, isomaltose, glucose and dextrin products and initiates carbohydrate digestion in the oral cavity.
AMY1A is researched in salivary-gland biology, digestive enzyme activity, starch metabolism and variation in salivary amylase expression. Because human AMY1A, AMY1B and AMY1C encode highly similar protein sequences, reagent specificity should be checked at the product level before interpreting isoform-specific experiments.
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