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='''α-Amylase'''=

=Introduction=

Discovered and isolated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselme_Payen Anselme Payen] in 1833, amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered<ref name="book">Yamamoto T.1988. Handbook of Amylases and Related Enzymes: Their Sources, Isolation Methods, Properties and Applications. Osaka Japan: Pergamon Press .</ref>. Amylases are hydrolases, acting on α-1,4-glycosidic bonds<ref name="Path">PMID:9541387</ref>. They can be further subdivided into α,β and γ amylases<ref name="book"/>. α-Amylase is an enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of alpha-linked polysaccharides into α-anomeric products<ref name="Main">PMID:11226887</ref>. The enzyme can be derived from a variety of sources, each with different characteristics. α-Amylase found within the human body serves as the enzyme active in pancreatic juice and salvia. α-Amylase is not only essential in human physiology but has a number of important biotechnological functions in various processing industries<ref name="Path"/>.

Discovered and isolated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselme_Payen Anselme Payen] in 1833, amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered<ref name="book">Yamamoto T.1988. Handbook of Amylases and Related Enzymes: Their Sources, Isolation Methods, Properties and Applications. Osaka Japan: Pergamon Press.</ref>. Amylases are hydrolases, acting on α-1,4-glycosidic bonds<ref name="Path">PMID:9541387</ref>. They can be further subdivided into α,β and γ amylases<ref name="book"/>. α-Amylase is an enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of alpha-linked polysaccharides into α-anomeric products<ref name="Main">PMID:11226887</ref>. The enzyme can be derived from a variety of sources, each with different characteristics. α-Amylase found within the human body serves as the enzyme active in pancreatic juice and salvia. α-Amylase is not only essential in human physiology but has a number of important biotechnological functions in various processing industries<ref name="Path"/>.

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 ='''α-Amylase'''=
 =Introduction=
-Discovered and isolated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselme_Payen Anselme Payen] in 1833, amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered<ref name="book">Yamamoto T.1988. Handbook of Amylases and Related Enzymes: Their Sources, Isolation Methods, Properties and Applications. Osaka Japan: Pergamon Press .</ref>. Amylases are hydrolases, acting on α-1,4-glycosidic bonds<ref name="Path">PMID:9541387</ref>. They can be further subdivided into α,β and γ amylases<ref name="book"/>. α-Amylase is an enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of alpha-linked polysaccharides into α-anomeric products<ref name="Main">PMID:11226887</ref>. The enzyme can be derived from a variety of sources, each with different characteristics. α-Amylase found within the human body serves as the enzyme active in pancreatic juice and salvia. α-Amylase is not only essential in human physiology but has a number of important biotechnological functions in various processing industries<ref name="Path"/>.
+Discovered and isolated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselme_Payen Anselme Payen] in 1833, amylase was the first enzyme to be discovered<ref name="book">Yamamoto T.1988. Handbook of Amylases and Related Enzymes: Their Sources, Isolation Methods, Properties and Applications. Osaka Japan: Pergamon Press.</ref>. Amylases are hydrolases, acting on α-1,4-glycosidic bonds<ref name="Path">PMID:9541387</ref>. They can be further subdivided into α,β and γ amylases<ref name="book"/>. α-Amylase is an enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of alpha-linked polysaccharides into α-anomeric products<ref name="Main">PMID:11226887</ref>. The enzyme can be derived from a variety of sources, each with different characteristics. α-Amylase found within the human body serves as the enzyme active in pancreatic juice and salvia. α-Amylase is not only essential in human physiology but has a number of important biotechnological functions in various processing industries<ref name="Path"/>.
 =Structure<ref name="Main"/>=