The amino acid sequence of pancreatic alpha-amylase from the ostrich, Struthio camelus

Authors
Kabuto, S Ogawa, T Muramoto, K Oosthuizen, V Naude, RJ
Citation
S. Kabuto et al., The amino acid sequence of pancreatic alpha-amylase from the ostrich, Struthio camelus, COMP BIOC B, 127(4), 2000, pp. 481-490
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03050491 → ACNP
Volume
127
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
481 - 490
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-0491(200012)127:4<481:TAASOP>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The amino-acid sequence of alpha -amylase isolated from the pancreas of the ostrich, Struthio camelus was determined. The alpha -amylase (OPA) consist ed of 497 amino acid residues with pyroglutamic acid at the N-terminus and no oligosaccharide. Amino acid identity between OPA and chicken, porcine an d human pancreatic alpha -amylases individually, was found to be 88, 82 and 86%, respectively. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.