Determination of α-amylase activity in cereals using eS-Test amylase.

Comparison of α-amylase activity in some sprouting Nigerian cereals

The yield and characteristics of Alpha-amylase obtained from some sprouting Nigeria cereals (maize, acha, rice and sorghum) were compared using standard procedures. The result indicated maximum α-amylase yield was attained from 72-120 hours of sprouting cereals). Of all the sprouted cereals, acha gave rise to the highest amylase yield (16.6 ± 0.02x10 and the least was exhibited by maize (11.0±0...

Amylase α-2A Autoantibodies

OBJECTIVE The pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and fulminant type 1 diabetes remains unclear, although it is known that immune-mediated processes severely compromise the endocrine and exocrine functions in both diseases. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We have screened a lambdaTriplEx2 human pancreas cDNA library with serum from a patient with AIP and obtained positive clones. Sequen...

Thermostable α-amylase from Lignocellulosic Residues Using Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

α-Amylase inhibition and antioxidant activity of Singhnad Guggul in vitro

Background & Aim: Singhnad Guggulu is a traditional Ayurvedic formula for detoxifying and rejuvenating the joints. The present study was to investigate the α-amylase inhibition and antioxidant activities of aqueous extract of Singhnad Guggul (AESG). Experimental: α-Amylase inhibition assay by dinitro-salicylic acid method and antioxidant activity by ferric chelating and ferrous reducing assay....

Phadebas amylase test kits.

The observation by Hafkenscheid (1) thatPhadebas Amylase Test kitswith bovine serum albumin (BSA) gave lower results than those without BSA is, as he infers, evidently caused by differences between the standard curves supplied by the manufacturer. We found rather better agreement for plasma assays between the oldand new-formulation tablets (2). However, we routinely check the calibration curve ...