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Gene Information

Gene symbol: MGAM

Gene name: maltase-glucoamylase (alpha-glucosidase)

HGNC ID: 7043

Synonyms: MGA

Related Genes

# Gene Symbol Number of hits
1 ADRA1D 1 hits
2 GAA 1 hits
3 LCT 1 hits
4 MAN2A1 1 hits
5 SI 1 hits
6 TREH 1 hits

Related Sentences

# PMID Sentence
1 16817895 Maltase-glucoamylase (MGA), a family 31 glycoside hydrolase, is an alpha-glucosidase anchored in the membrane of small intestinal epithelial cells responsible for the final step of mammalian starch digestion leading to the release of glucose.
2 17669386 The aza- and thia-heterocycles were not effective inhibitors of Golgi alpha-mannosidase II or human maltase glucoamylase.
3 18256469 The inhibitory influence of chebulagic acid on the maltase-glucoamylase complex was more potent than on the sucrase-isomaltase complex.
4 20356844 Structural basis for substrate selectivity in human maltase-glucoamylase and sucrase-isomaltase N-terminal domains.
5 20356844 Human maltase-glucoamylase (MGAM) and sucrase-isomaltase (SI) are small intestinal enzymes that work concurrently to hydrolyze the mixture of linear alpha-1,4- and branched alpha-1,6-oligosaccharide substrates that typically make up terminal starch digestion products.
6 20356844 The N-terminal catalytic domain of human MGAM (ntMGAM) has a preference for short linear alpha-1,4-oligosaccharides, whereas N-terminal SI (ntSI) has a broader specificity for both alpha-1,4- and alpha-1,6-oligosaccharides.
7 20356844 Structural basis for substrate selectivity in human maltase-glucoamylase and sucrase-isomaltase N-terminal domains.
8 20356844 Human maltase-glucoamylase (MGAM) and sucrase-isomaltase (SI) are small intestinal enzymes that work concurrently to hydrolyze the mixture of linear alpha-1,4- and branched alpha-1,6-oligosaccharide substrates that typically make up terminal starch digestion products.
9 20356844 The N-terminal catalytic domain of human MGAM (ntMGAM) has a preference for short linear alpha-1,4-oligosaccharides, whereas N-terminal SI (ntSI) has a broader specificity for both alpha-1,4- and alpha-1,6-oligosaccharides.
10 20356844 Structural basis for substrate selectivity in human maltase-glucoamylase and sucrase-isomaltase N-terminal domains.
11 20356844 Human maltase-glucoamylase (MGAM) and sucrase-isomaltase (SI) are small intestinal enzymes that work concurrently to hydrolyze the mixture of linear alpha-1,4- and branched alpha-1,6-oligosaccharide substrates that typically make up terminal starch digestion products.
12 20356844 The N-terminal catalytic domain of human MGAM (ntMGAM) has a preference for short linear alpha-1,4-oligosaccharides, whereas N-terminal SI (ntSI) has a broader specificity for both alpha-1,4- and alpha-1,6-oligosaccharides.
13 21669536 Mapping the intestinal alpha-glucogenic enzyme specificities of starch digesting maltase-glucoamylase and sucrase-isomaltase.
14 21669536 The two human intestinal glucosidases are maltase-glucoamylase and sucrase-isomaltase.
15 21669536 Mapping the intestinal alpha-glucogenic enzyme specificities of starch digesting maltase-glucoamylase and sucrase-isomaltase.
16 21669536 The two human intestinal glucosidases are maltase-glucoamylase and sucrase-isomaltase.
17 21750824 The synthesis of selenium analogues of de-O-sulfonated ponkoranol, a naturally occurring sulfonium-ion glucosidase inhibitor isolated from Salacia reticulata, and their evaluation as glucosidase inhibitors against two recombinant intestinal enzymes maltase glucoamylase (MGAM) and sucrase isomaltase (SI) are described.
18 22058037 Human maltase-glucoamylase (MGAM) hydrolyzes linear alpha-1,4-linked oligosaccharide substrates, playing a crucial role in the production of glucose in the human lumen and acting as an efficient drug target for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
19 22803678 Nimbidiol inhibited intestinal (mammalian) maltase-glucoamylase, sucrase-isomaltase, lactase, trehalase and fungal α-glucosidases.
20 22803678 Nimbidiol was more potent inhibitor of isomaltase (IC50 0.85 ± 0.035 µM), lactase (IC50 20 ± 1.33 µM) and trehalase (IC50 30 ± 1.75 µM) than acarbose, voglibose, salacinol, kotalanol and mangiferin.
21 22851177 Starch digestion involves the breakdown by α-amylase to small linear and branched malto-oligosaccharides, which are in turn hydrolyzed to glucose by the mucosal α-glucosidases, maltase-glucoamylase (MGAM) and sucrase-isomaltase (SI).
22 22988246 There are six digestive enzymes for starch: salivary and pancreatic α-amylases and four mucosal α-glucosidases, including N- and C-terminal subunits of both maltase-glucoamylase and sucrase-isomaltase.
23 23964564 Then two retaining exoglucosidases, maltase-glucoamylase (MGAM) and sucrase-isomaltase (SI), convert those molecules into glucose in the small intestine.