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A1031

α-Amylase from human saliva

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Type XIII-A, lyophilized powder, 300-1,500 units/mg protein

Synonym(s):

1,4-α-D-Glucan-glucanohydrolase

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CAS Number:
9000-90-2
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
eCl@ss:
32160410
EC Number:
232-565-6
NACRES:
NA.54
MDL number:
MFCD00081319
EC Number:
3.2.1.1 (BRENDA, IUBMB)

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Product Name

α-Amylase from human saliva, Type XIII-A, lyophilized powder, 300-1,500 units/mg protein

type

Type XIII-A

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

300-1,500 units/mg protein

composition

Protein, 5-15% biuret

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UniProt accession no.

P0DUB6

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Enabling,

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

human ... AMY1A(276)

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Application

α-Amylase is used to hydrolyze α bonds of α-linked polysaccharides, such as starch and glycogen. Product A1031 is from human saliva, is type IIA, and is supplied as a lyophilized powder. α-Amylase has been used in various plant studies, such as metabolism studies in Arabidopsis . α-Amylase from human saliva has been used to study the development of nutraceuticals, which may aid the treatment of diabetes and obesity .

Biochem/physiol Actions

α-Amylase hydrolyzes the α-(1,4) glucan linkages in polysaccharides of three or more α-(1,4) linked D-glucose units. Natural substrates such as starch and glycogen are broken down into glucose and maltose.

General description

Human α-amylase is made up of 496 amino acids in a single polypeptide chain, which is encrypted on chromosome 1. These are produced either in the salivary glands or the pancreas. The salivary and pancreatic α-amylases have homologous primary sequence but exhibit different cleavage patterns.
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Other Notes

One unit will liberate 1.0 mg of maltose from starch in 3 min at pH 6.9 at 20 °C.
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Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing (NH4)2SO4, sodium citrate and sodium chloride.

pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H334

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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Lana Zupancic Cepic et al.
Oral diseases, 26(5), 1072-1080 (2020-03-04)
This study aimed to characterize surface properties such as roughness (Ra) and surface-free energy (SFE) of glazed and polished yttria-stabilized zirconia and to evaluate in vitro adherence of fungus Candida albicans and salivary bacteria, Staphylococcus epidermidis, mixed with C. albicans
Aleix Lluansí et al.
Frontiers in microbiology, 12, 716307-716307 (2021-10-29)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including its two main categories (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), has been linked both to gut microbiota and to diet. Bread is a daily food that has a potential capacity as a prebiotic. Our aim was
Digestive enzyme inhibitors from grains as potential components of nutraceuticals.
D Piasecka-Kwiatkowska, et al.
J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol., 58, 217-220 (2012)
G D Brayer et al.
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 4(9), 1730-1742 (1995-09-01)
The structure of human pancreatic alpha-amylase has been determined to 1.8 A resolution using X-ray diffraction techniques. This enzyme is found to be composed of three structural domains. The largest is Domain A (residues 1-99, 169-404), which forms a central
Camila Gabriel Kato-Schwartz et al.
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.), 137, 109462-109462 (2020-11-26)
A practical approach to control glycemia in diabetes is to use plant natural products that delay hydrolysis of complex sugars and promote the diminution of the release of glucosyl units into the blood plasma. Polyphenolics have been described as being
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Protocols

Enzymatic Assay of α-Amylase (EC 3.2.1.1)

Follow our procedure for the determination of alpha-Amylase activity. This enzymatic assay of a-Amylase guides you through the entire process and necessary calculations.

α-淀粉酶酶促测定 (EC 3.2.1.1)

可根据此操作规程测定α-淀粉酶的活性。该α-淀粉酶酶促测定将会指导您完成整个过程及必要的计算。

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