| id | GO:0004556 Detailed information
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| name | alpha-amylase activity
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| namespace | molecular_function
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| def | "Catalysis of the endohydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides containing three or more 1,4-alpha-linked D-glucose units." [EC:3.2.1.1]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase activity" EXACT [EC:3.2.1.1]
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| synonym | "alpha amylase activity" EXACT [EC:3.2.1.1]
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| synonym | "endoamylase activity" EXACT [EC:3.2.1.1]
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| synonym | "glycogenase activity" BROAD [EC:3.2.1.1]
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| synonym | "taka-amylase A" RELATED [EC:3.2.1.1]
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| xref | EC:3.2.1.1
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| xref | MetaCyc:ALPHA-AMYL-RXN
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| xref | MetaCyc:RXN-1823
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| xref | MetaCyc:RXN-1825
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| xref | Reactome:12418 "alpha-amylase activity"
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| is_a | GO:0016160 ! amylase activity
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