catalog number :
MBS173015
products full name :
a-Amylase, Human Saliva
products short name :
Alpha-Amylase
products name syn :
1,4-alpha-D-Glucan-glucanohydrolase; ptyalin; a-Amylase, Human Salivary - >=90% (SDS-PAGE) - Liquid
other names :
salivary alpha-amylase; Alpha-amylase 1; alpha-amylase 1; glycogenase; salivary alpha-amylase; salivary amylase alpha 1A; amylase, salivary, alpha-1A; 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase 1; amylase, alpha 1A (salivary); 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase 1; Salivary alpha-amylase
products gene name :
AMY1A
other gene names :
AMY1A; AMY1A; AMY1; AMY1
uniprot entry name :
AMY1_HUMAN
purity :
>= 90% (SDS-PAGE)
form :
0.2 micron filtered solution in 10mM Trizma chloride, pH 7.5. Appearance: Clear, colorless liquid
storage stability :
Shipped on dry ice. Store at -20 degree C
other info1 :
Source: Human Saliva. EC Number: 3.2.1.1. Unit Definition: One unit will catalyze the hydrolysis of one micromole 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl-a-D-maltotrioside to yield 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol per minute at 37 degree C. Specific Activity: 580 U/mg protein
other info2 :
Recertification: 2 years. Protein: 5.9 mg protein/mL (Coomassie). CAS Number: 9000-90-2. Activity: 3450 U/mL (Dimension Clinical Chemistry System). Lipase: <0.01%. Protease: <0.01%. Calcium: 0.2 mg/MU
products categories :
Proteins; Antigens; Enzymes; Standards/controls; Native Proteins; Immunogen; Alpha-amylase
products description :
MyBioSource produces and manufactures high purity human salivary Amylase for research and diagnostic manufacturing uses. Custom preparations, technical support, bulk quantities and aliquoting available. Amylase is an enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar. Amylase is present in human saliva, where it begins the chemical process of digestion. Foods that contain much starch but little sugar, such as rice and potato, taste slightly sweet as they are chewed because amylase turns some of their starch into sugar in the mouth. Alpha-Amylase is an enzyme that hydrolyses alpha-bonds of large alpha-linked polysaccharides such as starch and glycogen, yielding glucose and maltose. It is being used by researchers as a barometer of the body's response to physical or psychological stress. NIH study shows that Women with high levels of alpha amylase, indicating stress, are less likely to conceive.
ncbi acc num :
ABB96226.1
ncbi mol weight :
57,768 Da
ncbi pathways :
Carbohydrate Digestion And Absorption Pathway (170720); Carbohydrate Digestion And Absorption Pathway (170654); Digestion Of Dietary Carbohydrate Pathway (106197); Disease Pathway (530764); Glycogen Storage Diseases Pathway (1127581); Metabolic Pathways (132956); Metabolism Pathway (477135); Metabolism Of Carbohydrates Pathway (106196); Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Lafora Pathway (1127582); Salivary Secretion Pathway (153376)
ncbi summary :
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 salivary gland. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
uniprot summary :
AMY1: Monomer. Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 13 family. Protein type: EC 3.2.1.1; Secreted, signal peptide; Hydrolase; Secreted; Carbohydrate Metabolism - starch and sucrose. Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 1p21. Cellular Component: extracellular space. Molecular Function: alpha-amylase activity; protein binding; metal ion binding. Biological Process: carbohydrate metabolic process; digestion