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Descriptor English: alpha-Amylases
Descriptor Spanish: alfa-Amilasas
Descriptor alfa-amilasas
Entry term(s) taca amilasa A
taka-amilasa A
Scope note: Enzimas que catalizan la endohidrólisis de los enlaces 1,4-alfa-glicosídicos en el ALMIDÓN, GLUCÓGENO, y POLISACÁRIDOS y OLIGOSACÁRIDOS relacionados que contienen 3 o más unidades de D-glucosa enlazadas en 1,4-alfa.
Descriptor Portuguese: alfa-Amilases
Descriptor French: alpha-Amylases
Entry term(s): Alpha Amylase Bayer
Alpha-Amylase Bayer
AlphaAmylase Bayer
Maxilase
Mégamylase
Taka Amylase A
Taka-Amylase A
TakaAmylase A
alpha 1,4 D Glucanglucanohydrolase
alpha Amylase
alpha Amylases
alpha-1,4-D-Glucanglucanohydrolase
alpha-Amylase
Tree number(s): D08.811.277.450.066.050
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000516
Scope note: Enzymes that catalyze the endohydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glycosidic linkages in STARCH; GLYCOGEN; and related POLYSACCHARIDES and OLIGOSACCHARIDES containing 3 or more 1,4-alpha-linked D-glucose units.
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 3.2.1.1
CAS Type 1 Name: 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan glucanohydrolase
Previous Indexing: Amylases (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see ALPHA-AMYLASE 1984-2008, see AMYLASES 1978-1983
History Note: 2009(1978)
DeCS ID: 512
Unique ID: D000516
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/15
Revision Date: 2016/07/05
alpha-Amylases - Preferred
Concept UI M0000783
Scope note Enzymes that catalyze the endohydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glycosidic linkages in STARCH; GLYCOGEN; and related POLYSACCHARIDES and OLIGOSACCHARIDES containing 3 or more 1,4-alpha-linked D-glucose units.
Preferred term alpha-Amylases
Entry term(s) alpha 1,4 D Glucanglucanohydrolase
alpha Amylase
alpha Amylases
alpha-1,4-D-Glucanglucanohydrolase
alpha-Amylase
Taka-Amylase A - Narrower
Concept UI M0000784
Preferred term Taka-Amylase A
Entry term(s) Taka Amylase A
TakaAmylase A
Mégamylase - Narrower
Concept UI M0477125
Preferred term Mégamylase
Alpha-Amylase Bayer - Narrower
Concept UI M0477123
Preferred term Alpha-Amylase Bayer
Entry term(s) Alpha Amylase Bayer
AlphaAmylase Bayer
Maxilase - Narrower
Concept UI M0477124
Preferred term Maxilase



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