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Maltase glucoamylase

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Species
  
Entrez
  
8972

Human
  
Ensembl
  
n/a

Maltase-glucoamylase wwwgenecardsorgcdnproteinexpressionproteine

Aliases
  
MGAM, MG, MGA, Maltase-glucoamylase

External IDs
  
MGI: 1203495 HomoloGene: 130099 GeneCards: MGAM

Maltase-glucoamylase, intestinal is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MGAM gene.

Maltase-glucoamylase is alpha-glucosidase digestive enzyme. It consists of two subunits with differing substrate specificity. Recombinant enzyme studies have shown that its N-terminal catalytic domain has highest activity against maltose, while the C-terminal domain has a broader substrate specificity and activity against glucose oligomers. In the small intestine, this enzyme works in synergy with sucrase-isomaltase and alpha-amylase to digest the full range of dietary starches.

References

Maltase-glucoamylase Wikipedia


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