| Term Name: |
alpha-amylase activity |
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Search Ontology:
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| Synonyms: |
- 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase activity
- alpha amylase activity
- alpha-amylase activity (releasing maltohexaose)
- endoamylase activity
- glycogenase activity
- taka-amylase A
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| Definition: |
Catalysis of the endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides containing three or more alpha-(1->4)-linked D-glucose units.
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| References: |
- EC:3.2.1.1
- MetaCyc:ALPHA-AMYL-RXN
- MetaCyc:RXN-1823
- MetaCyc:RXN-1825
- Reactome:R-HSA-188979
- Reactome:R-HSA-191114
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| Ontology: |
GO: Molecular Function
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AmiGO
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