"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Pyrano[2,3-b]chromone derivatives as novel dual inhibitors of a-glucosidase and a-amylase: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and in silico studies. Bioorg Chem. 2024 04; 145:107207.
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Discovery of novel 4,5-diphenyl-imidazol-a-aminophosphonate hybrids as promising anti-diabetic agents: Design, synthesis, in vitro, and in silico enzymatic studies. Bioorg Chem. 2023 12; 141:106846.
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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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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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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.
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Inhibition of serine proteinases plasmin, trypsin, subtilisin A, cathepsin G, and elastase by LEKTI: a kinetic analysis. Biochemistry. 2003 Apr 08; 42(13):3874-81.
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Dynamics of mycobacterial HSP65-induced T-cell cytokine expression during oral tolerance induction in adjuvant arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2002 Jul; 41(7):775-9.
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Crystal structure of thermostable alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis refined at 1.7 A resolution. Mol Cells. 1997 Apr 30; 7(2):251-8.
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Pancreatic metaplasia in Barrett's esophagus. An immunohistochemical study. Am J Surg Pathol. 1995 Oct; 19(10):1172-80.
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Production of biologically active recombinant human lactoferrin in Aspergillus oryzae. Biotechnology (N Y). 1992 Jul; 10(7):784-9.