Tags: Protein.
In molecular biology alpha-amylase inhibitor is a protein family which inhibits mammalian alpha-amylases specifically by forming a tight stoichiometric 1:1 complex with alpha-amylase. This family of inhibitors has no action on plant and microbial alpha amylases.A crystal structure has been determined for tendamistat the 74-amino acid inhibitor produced by Streptomyces tendae that targets a wide range of mammalian alpha-amylases.
