"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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Amylases" by people in Profiles.
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As the number falls, alternatives to the Hagberg-Perten falling number method: A review. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf. 2022 05; 21(3):2105-2117.
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Salivary biomarkers of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2014 Nov; 49(11):1145-52.
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Diet and the evolution of human amylase gene copy number variation. Nat Genet. 2007 Oct; 39(10):1256-60.