endoamylase

endoamylase
A glucanohydrolase acting on internal glycosidic bonds ( E.G., α-amylase).

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en·do·am·y·lase (en″do-amґə-lās) an amylase that catalyzes the cleavage of α-1,4-glucosidic bonds not necessarily at the nonreducing end of the polysaccharide. Cf. exoamylase.

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  • α-amylase — [EC 3.2.1.1] an endoamylase catalyzing the hydrolysis of internal α 1,4 glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides that contain three or more glucose residues, yielding a mixture of linear and branched oligosaccharides. The enzyme is secreted by …   Medical dictionary

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