"alpha-Amylases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Effect of high-fidelity simulation on alpha-amylase activity and concentrations of secretory immunoglobulin class A, cortisol, and testosterone among medical students. Endocrine. 2021 08; 73(2):431-438.
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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.
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Characterization of Lactobacillus salivarius strains B37 and B60 capable of inhibiting IL-8 production in Helicobacter pylori-stimulated gastric epithelial cells. BMC Microbiol. 2016 10 18; 16(1):242.
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Branch pattern of starch internal structure influences the glucogenesis by mucosal Nt-maltase-glucoamylase. Carbohydr Polym. 2014 Oct 13; 111:33-40.
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Mucosal C-terminal maltase-glucoamylase hydrolyzes large size starch digestion products that may contribute to rapid postprandial glucose generation. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2014 May; 58(5):1111-21.
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Starch source influences dietary glucose generation at the mucosal a-glucosidase level. J Biol Chem. 2012 Oct 26; 287(44):36917-21.
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Unexpected high digestion rate of cooked starch by the Ct-maltase-glucoamylase small intestine mucosal a-glucosidase subunit. PLoS One. 2012; 7(5):e35473.
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Salivary biomarkers of stress: cortisol and alpha-amylase. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 Jan; 34(1):1.
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Evidence of native starch degradation with human small intestinal maltase-glucoamylase (recombinant). FEBS Lett. 2007 May 29; 581(13):2381-8.
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Production of ethanol from starch by free and immobilized Candida tropicalis in the presence of alpha-amylase. Bioresour Technol. 2007 Oct; 98(14):2765-70.