Alpha-amylase

<p>This section provides any useful information about the protein, mostly biological knowledge.<p><a href='/help/function_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Functionⁱ

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/function_section">Function</a> section describes the catalytic activity of an enzyme, i.e. the chemical reaction it catalyzes. This information usually correlates with the presence of an EC (Enzyme Commission) number in the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/names_and_taxonomy_section">Names and taxonomy</a> section.<p><a href='/help/catalytic_activity' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Catalytic activityⁱ

<p>The <a href="http://www.geneontology.org/">Gene Ontology (GO)</a> project provides a set of hierarchical controlled vocabulary split into 3 categories:<p><a href='/help/gene_ontology' target='_top'>More...</a></p>GO - Molecular functionⁱ

• alpha-amylase activity Source: UniProtKB-UniRule
• alpha-amylase activity (releasing maltohexaose) Source: UniProtKB-EC
• cation binding Source: InterPro
• starch binding Source: InterPro

<p>The <a href="http://www.geneontology.org/">Gene Ontology (GO)</a> project provides a set of hierarchical controlled vocabulary split into 3 categories:<p><a href='/help/gene_ontology' target='_top'>More...</a></p>GO - Biological processⁱ

• carbohydrate metabolic process Source: UniProtKB-KW

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Protein family/group databases

<p>This section provides information about the protein and gene name(s) and synonym(s) and about the organism that is the source of the protein sequence.<p><a href='/help/names_and_taxonomy_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Names & Taxonomyⁱ

<p>This section describes post-translational modifications (PTMs) and/or processing events.<p><a href='/help/ptm_processing_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>PTM / Processingⁱ

Molecule processing

<p>This section provides information on the tertiary and secondary structure of a protein.<p><a href='/help/structure_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Structureⁱ

3D structure databases

<p>This section provides information on sequence similarities with other proteins and the domain(s) present in a protein.<p><a href='/help/family_and_domains_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Family & Domainsⁱ

Domains and Repeats

<p>This subsection of the ‘Family and domains’ section provides information about the sequence similarity with other proteins.<p><a href='/help/sequence_similarities' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence similaritiesⁱ

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Family and domain databases

<p>This section displays by default the canonical protein sequence and upon request all isoforms described in the entry. It also includes information pertinent to the sequence(s), including <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequence_length">length</a> and <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequences">molecular weight</a>.<p><a href='/help/sequences_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequenceⁱ

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequences_section">Sequence</a> section indicates if the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/canonical_and_isoforms">canonical sequence</a> displayed by default in the entry is complete or not.<p><a href='/help/sequence_status' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence statusⁱ: Complete.

        10         20         30         40         50
MHGNTSPARR ITATALALTA GVAGSLLATT APAQASPPGD KDVTAVMFEW 
        60         70         80         90        100
KFTSVAQACT DTLGPAGYGY VQVSPPQEHI QGGQWWTSYQ PVSYRIAGRL 
       110        120        130        140        150
GDRAQFKSMV DTCHAAGVKV VADSVVNHMS AGNGTGTGGS SYTKYDYPGL 
       160        170        180        190        200
YSSNDLDNCT SQINNYGDRF NVQECELVGL ADLDTGEDYV RGKIAGYLND 
       210        220        230        240        250
LLSLGVDGFR IDAAKHMAAP DLAAIKSRLS NPNVYWKHEA IYGSGEAVSP 
       260        270        280        290        300
TEYVGCGDVQ EFRYARDLKR VLQGENLAYL KNFGEAWGHL PSDEAAVFVT 
       310        320        330        340        350
NHDTERNGET LTYKDGATYT LAHVFMLAWP YGSPDVHSGY EFTDHDAGPP 
       360        370        380        390        400
NGVQVNACYS DGWKCQHAWC EISSMVAFRN TARGQGVTDW WDNGGDQIAF 
       410        420        430        440        450
GRGSKAYVAI NHEGTSLTRT FQTSLPAGDY CDVQTGKGVT VNGAGRFTAT 
       460        470        480        490        500
LGAGTAVALH VGARTCDGGD PGDPDPVSFR RVPSAVDATT SWGQNIYVTG 
       510        520        530        540        550
NRPELGNWNP GGALQLDPAA YPVWKRDVEL PEGTTFEYKY LRKDDAGNVT 
       560        570 
WESGANRTAT VNTTKTTLND TWRN                             

Sequence databases

<p>This section provides links to proteins that are similar to the protein sequence(s) described in this entry at different levels of sequence identity thresholds (100%, 90% and 50%) based on their membership in UniProt Reference Clusters (<a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/uniref">UniRef</a>).<p><a href='/help/similar_proteins_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Similar proteinsⁱ

• 90% Identity
• 50% Identity

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Sequence databases

3D structure databases

Protein family/group databases

Protocols and materials databases

Family and domain databases

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