amylase-2A (pancreatic amylase-A, 1,4-alpha-D- glucan glucanohydrolase, AMY2A)

Function

• endohydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in oligosaccharides & polysaccharides

Cofactor:

• binds 1 Ca+2 per subunit
• binds 1 chloride per subunit

Structure

• monomer
• belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 13 family

Compartment

secreted, extracellular space

More general terms

• amylase-2 or pancreatic amylase
• glycoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P04746.html
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/104650
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=279