Quantitative sandwich ELISA for measuring Human Alpha-amylase (AMY1) in samples from cell culture supernatants, serum, whole blood, plasma and other biological fluids.

• Additional information:The alpha-amylases hydrolyze alpha-1,4-glucoside bonds in polymers of glucose units. Kamaryt and Laxova found 2 amylase isoenzymes in serum, one produced by the salivary gland and the second by the pancreas. In 11 of 120 children, a duplication of pancreatic enzyme band was found on starch gel electrophoresis and in each case 1 parent also showed the duplication. In the mouse the salivary and pancreatic amylases are determined by genes at closely linked loci.The separate loci in the human were designated AMY1 (salivary) and AMY2 (pancreatic). Polymorphism of both the salivary and the pancreatic serum amylases has been demonstrated in man. Ward et al. (1971) studied amylase in saliva and identified electrophoretic variants.
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• Notes:This kit is intended for research use only. It should not be used for human or animal clinical diagnostics or treatment.