Chemicals and Drugs

Salivary alpha-Amylases

A subclass of alpha-amylase ISOENZYMES that are secreted into SALIVA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A subclass of alpha-amylase ISOENZYMES that are secreted into SALIVA.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Salivary alpha-Amylase
  • Salivary alpha Amylase
  • Salivary alpha Amylases
  • alpha-Amylase, Salivary
  • alpha-Amylases, Salivary

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Aspects Covered

29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Amylases (1966-1977)
  • alpha-Amylases (1978-2008)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D08.811w.277w.450w.066w.050w.500w
  2. D12.644w.848.875w
  3. D12.776w.850.887w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Salivary alpha-Amylases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055291. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055291
  2. Salivary alpha-Amylases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptyalin
  3. Salivary alpha-Amylases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12332550