AMY1C
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The human AMY1C gene encodes the protein Amylase, alpha 1C (salivary). [1]
Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either the salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the salivary gland. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. ##RefSeq-Attributes-START## Transcript_exon_combination_evidence :: AK313275.1 [ECO:0000332] ##RefSeq-Attributes-END##
References
- ↑ "Entrez Gene: Amylase, alpha 1C (salivary)". Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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