Amylases Substrate

Maltopentaose is the shortest chain oligosaccharide. Maltopentaose is a substrate for α-amylases. Maltopentaose can be classified as maltodextrin and is also used in a study to investigate glycation and phosphorylation of α-lactalbumin. Maltopentaose is used to study the inhibition kinetics of human pancreatic α-amylase by dehydrodieugenol B.

Ethylidene-4-nitrophenyl-α-D-Maltoheptaoside (EPS; pNP-G7) serves as a substrate for α-amylase. In the presence of an auxiliary enzyme such as α-glucosidase (α-glucosidase), Ethylidene-4-nitrophenyl-α-D-Maltoheptaoside is degraded by amylase (Amylase) to release a chromophore, enabling the measurement of amylase activity. Ethylidene-4-nitrophenyl-α-D-Maltoheptaoside is applicable for the diagnosis of pancreatitis^[2].

Glycogen, Oysters is a polysaccharide extracted from oysters and serves as the storage form of glucose in oysters. Glycogen, Oysters belongs to the intermediate products of glycolysis and high-energy phosphates, and is also an endogenous metabolite.