Biology:AMY2B

Alpha-amylase 2B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AMY2B gene.^[1]^[2]

Function

Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside] bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the pancreas.^[2]

References

↑ "Identification of the characteristic amino-acid sequence for human alpha-amylase encoded by the AMY2B gene". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology 1203 (2): 224–9. December 1993. doi:10.1016/0167-4838(93)90087-8. PMID 8268204.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Entrez Gene: AMY2B amylase, alpha 2B (pancreatic)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=280.

External links

Human AMY2B genome location and AMY2B gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.

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