"alpha-Amylases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000516
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.066.050
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha-Amylases- alpha-Amylases
- alpha Amylases
- alpha-1,4-D-Glucanglucanohydrolase
- alpha 1,4 D Glucanglucanohydrolase
- alpha-Amylase
- alpha Amylase
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Amylases" by people in Profiles.
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Enrichment, Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibition Activities of Flavonoids from Artemisia Selengensis Turcz. Chem Biodivers. 2025 Mar; 22(3):e202401835.
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Salivary antimicrobial proteins and stress biomarkers are elevated during a 6-month mission to the International Space Station. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 02 01; 128(2):264-275.