{"symbol":"MGAM","synonyms":["MGA","MG"],"name":"maltase-glucoamylase","description":"This gene encodes maltase-glucoamylase, which is a brush border membrane enzyme that plays a role in the final steps of digestion of starch. The protein has two catalytic sites identical to those of sucrase-isomaltase, but the proteins are only 59% homologous. Both are members of glycosyl hydrolase family 31, which has a variety of substrate specificities. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8972,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8972","proteins":[{"symbol":"MGA_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/MGA_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}