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AMY1A
Official Full Name
amylase, alpha 1A (salivary)
Background
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.
Synonyms
AMY1A; amylase, alpha 1A (salivary); AMY1; AMY1B; AMY1C; alpha-amylase 1; glycogenase; OTTHUMP00000012688; salivary alpha-amylase; salivary amylase alpha 1A; amylase, salivary, alpha-1A; 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase 1; amylase, alpha 1A; salivary; EC 3.2.1.1