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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Glycoside Hydrolases > Amylases

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Amylases  

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  • Amylase
  • Diastase

Note

  • amylase isoenzymes: index under AMYLASES + ISOENZYMES, not ISOAMYLASE; amylases/blood: consider HYPERAMYLASEMIA

Scope note

  • A group of amylolytic enzymes that cleave starch, glycogen, and related alpha-1,4-glucans. (Stedman, 25th ed) EC 3.2.1.-.

History note

  • 78; was AMYLASE 1963-77

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