BACKGROUND Fungal amylase, mainly constitute of fungal α-amylase and glucoamylase, are utilized in a broad range of industries, such as starch hydrolysis, food and brewing. Although various amylases have been found in fungi, the amylases from Aspergillus dominate the commercial application. One of main problems exist with regard to these commercial use of amylases is relatively low thermal and ...

besides the high starch content, sweet potato contains endogenous amylases where the two predominants are - and β-amylases. sweet potato is thought to be a promising source of β -amylase since β -amylase is one of the major protein in the tubers. this investigation has focused on the properties of β amylase from white-flesh sweet potato that has been grown in iran as a potential source for indu...

We report the presence of an extremely high proportion of "aged" amylase in the serum and cyst fluid of a patient with a pancreatic pseudocyst. A salivary amylase inhibitor test helped us to differentiate these "aged" pancreatic amylases from salivary fractions having a similar electrophoretic mobility.

AmyA, an -Amylase with -Cyclodextrin-Forming Activity, and AmyB from the Thermoalkaliphilic Organism Anaerobranca gottschalkii: Two -Amylases Adapted to Their Different Cellular Localizations† Meike Ballschmiter, Martin Armbrecht, Krasimira Ivanova, Garabed Antranikian, and Wolfgang Liebl* Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Goettingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, D-37077 Goettingen, ...

Natural honey contains several enzymes, which are produced by bees (salivary secretion) and some are found in the nectar or pollen. The most important enzymes are amylases, invertases, glusidases, catalases, fosfatases and other. The activity of diastase (α-, β-, γ-amylase) is the important quality parameter of honey, according to the Directive 2001/110/CE the diastase activity (diastase number...