NamePancreatic alpha-amylase
Synonyms
  • 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase
  • 3.2.1.1
  • PA
Gene NameAMY2A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0005176|Pancreatic alpha-amylase
MKFFLLLFTIGFCWAQYSPNTQQGRTSIVHLFEWRWVDIALECERYLAPKGFGGVQVSPP
NENVAIYNPFRPWWERYQPVSYKLCTRSGNEDEFRNMVTRCNNVGVRIYVDAVINHMCGN
AVSAGTSSTCGSYFNPGSRDFPAVPYSGWDFNDGKCKTGSGDIENYNDATQVRDCRLTGL
LDLALEKDYVRSKIAEYMNHLIDIGVAGFRLDASKHMWPGDIKAILDKLHNLNSNWFPAG
SKPFIYQEVIDLGGEPIKSSDYFGNGRVTEFKYGAKLGTVIRKWNGEKMSYLKNWGEGWG
FVPSDRALVFVDNHDNQRGHGAGGASILTFWDARLYKMAVGFMLAHPYGFTRVMSSYRWP
RQFQNGNDVNDWVGPPNNNGVIKEVTINPDTTCGNDWVCEHRWRQIRNMVIFRNVVDGQP
FTNWYDNGSNQVAFGRGNRGFIVFNNDDWSFSLTLQTGLPAGTYCDVISGDKINGNCTGI
KIYVSDDGKAHFSISNSAEDPFIAIHAESKL
Number of residues511
Molecular Weight57706.51
Theoretical pI7.05
GO Classification
Functions
  • alpha-amylase activity
  • chloride ion binding
  • calcium ion binding
Processes
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • carbohydrate metabolic process
  • polysaccharide digestion
  • carbohydrate catabolic process
Components
  • extracellular space
  • extracellular exosome
  • extracellular region
General FunctionChloride ion binding
Specific FunctionNot Available
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP04746
UniProtKB Entry NameAMYP_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011869|Pancreatic alpha-amylase (AMY2A)
ATGAAGTTCTTTCTGTTGCTTTTCACCATTGGGTTCTGCTGGGCTCAGTATTCCCCAAAT
ACACAACAAGGACGGACATCTATTGTTCATCTGTTTGAATGGCGATGGGTTGATATTGCT
CTTGAATGTGAGCGATATTTAGCTCCGAAGGGATTTGGAGGGGTTCAGGTCTCTCCACCA
AATGAAAATGTTGCAATTTACAACCCTTTCAGACCTTGGTGGGAAAGATACCAACCAGTT
AGCTATAAATTATGCACAAGATCTGGAAATGAAGATGAATTTAGAAACATGGTGACTAGA
TGTAACAATGTTGGGGTTCGTATTTATGTGGATGCTGTAATTAATCATATGTGTGGTAAC
GCTGTGAGTGCAGGAACAAGCAGTACCTGTGGAAGTTACTTCAACCCTGGAAGTAGGGAC
TTTCCAGCAGTCCCATATTCTGGATGGGATTTCAATGATGGTAAATGTAAAACTGGAAGT
GGAGATATCGAGAACTACAATGATGCTACTCAGGTCAGAGATTGTCGTCTGACTGGTCTT
CTTGATCTTGCACTGGAGAAGGATTACGTGCGTTCTAAGATTGCCGAATATATGAACCAT
CTCATTGACATTGGTGTTGCAGGGTTCAGACTTGATGCTTCCAAGCACATGTGGCCTGGA
GACATAAAGGCAATTTTGGACAAACTGCATAATCTAAACAGTAACTGGTTCCCTGCAGGA
AGTAAACCTTTCATTTACCAGGAGGTAATTGATCTGGGTGGTGAGCCAATTAAAAGCAGT
GACTACTTTGGTAATGGCCGGGTGACAGAATTCAAGTATGGTGCAAAACTCGGCACAGTT
ATTCGCAAGTGGAATGGAGAGAAGATGTCTTACTTAAAGAACTGGGGAGAAGGTTGGGGT
TTCGTACCTTCTGACAGAGCGCTTGTCTTTGTGGATAACCATGACAATCAACGAGGACAT
GGGGCTGGAGGAGCCTCTATTCTTACCTTCTGGGATGCTAGGCTGTACAAAATGGCAGTT
GGATTTATGCTTGCTCATCCTTACGGATTTACACGAGTAATGTCAAGCTACCGTTGGCCA
AGACAGTTTCAAAATGGAAACGATGTTAATGATTGGGTTGGGCCACCAAATAATAATGGA
GTAATTAAAGAAGTTACTATTAATCCAGACACTACTTGTGGCAATGACTGGGTCTGTGAA
CATCGATGGCGCCAAATAAGGAACATGGTTATTTTCCGCAATGTAGTGGATGGCCAGCCT
TTTACAAATTGGTATGATAATGGGAGCAACCAAGTGGCTTTTGGGAGAGGAAACAGAGGA
TTCATTGTTTTCAACAATGATGACTGGTCATTTTCTTTAACTTTGCAAACTGGTCTTCCT
GCTGGCACATACTGTGATGTCATTTCTGGAGATAAAATTAATGGCAATTGCACAGGCATT
AAAATTTACGTTTCTGATGATGGCAAAGCTCATTTTTCTATTAGTAACTCTGCTGAAGAT
CCATTTATTGCAATTCATGCTGAATCTAAATTGTAA
GenBank Gene IDM18785
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDAMY2A
HGNC IDHGNC:477
Chromosome Location1
Locus1p21
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