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Descriptor English: beta-Amylase
Descriptor Spanish: beta-Amilasa
Descriptor beta-amilasa
Scope note: Enzima que cataliza la hidrólisis de enlaces 1,4-alfa-glicosídicos en el glucógeno y polisacáridos y oligosacáridos relacionados para eliminar sucesivas unidades de beta-maltosa de los extremos no reductores de las cadenas. EC.3.2.1.2.
Descriptor Portuguese: beta-Amilase
Descriptor French: beta-Amylase
Entry term(s): beta Amylase
Tree number(s): D08.811.277.450.066.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001614
Scope note: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glycosidic linkages in starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides so as to remove successive beta-maltose units from the non-reducing ends of the chains. EC 3.2.1.2.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: EC 3.2.1.2
CAS Type 1 Name: 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan maltohydrolase
Previous Indexing: Amylases (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under AMYLASES 1978-90
History Note: 91(78); was see under AMYLASES 1978-90
DeCS ID: 1635
Unique ID: D001614
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/15
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
beta-Amylase - Preferred
Concept UI M0002413
Scope note An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glycosidic linkages in starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides so as to remove successive beta-maltose units from the non-reducing ends of the chains. EC 3.2.1.2.
Preferred term beta-Amylase
Entry term(s) beta Amylase



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