The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Amylase, alpha 2A (Pancreatic) across different species:

amylase, alpha 2A (pancreatic) (AMY2A), amylase, alpha 2A (pancreatic) (amy2a)

Other aliases include:

PA, AMY2, AMY2B, AMY2A, MGC128590

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Amylase, alpha 2A (Pancreatic):

pancreatic amylase alpha 2A – glycogenase – alpha-amylase – found in the pancreas – pancreatic amylase 2A – amylase, pancreatic, alpha-2A – 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase – amylase, alpha 2A (pancreatic) – amylase, alpha 2A; pancreatic – amylase, alpha 2B; pancreatic – amylase, alpha 2B (pancreatic)

Amylase, alpha 2A (Pancreatic) fulfills a number of functions:

alpha-amylase activity – calcium ion binding – chloride ion binding – hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds – catalytic activity – cation binding

Amylase, alpha 2A (Pancreatic) is relevant to the following processes:

carbohydrate metabolic process – metabolic process

Locations for Amylase, alpha 2A (Pancreatic):

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology