AMY2B, Official Symbol AMY2Bprovided by HGNC Official Full Name amylase alpha 2Bprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:478 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000240038 MIM:104660; AllianceGenome:HGNC:478 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HXA; AMY2; AMY3 Summary Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the pancreas. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013] Expression Biased expression in pancreas (RPKM 6104.1) and salivary gland (RPKM 774.6) See more Orthologs all