{"symbol":"AMY2B","synonyms":["AMY3","HXA"],"name":"amylase, alpha 2B (pancreatic)","description":"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]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":280,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/280","proteins":[{"symbol":"AMY2B_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/AMY2B_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}