Synonyms:ENTREZ:8972, HGNC:7043, MG, MGA, MGAM, MIM:154360, NM_001365693, NM_004668, NP_001352622, NP_004659, XM_011516670, XM_011516671, XM_011516672, XM_011516673, XM_011516674, XM_017012772, XM_024446990, XP_011514972, XP_011514973, XP_011514974, XP_011514975, XP_011514976, XP_016868261, XP_024302758, XR_927545, maltase-glucoamylase
Omim:OMIM:154360
Id:ENSG00000257335
Hgnc:HGNC:7043
Description:maltase-glucoamylase
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]