Fucoidanase

Fucoidanase
Identifiers
EC number 3.2.1.44
CAS number 37288-38-3
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Fucoidanase (EC 3.2.1.44, alpha-L-fucosidase, poly(1,2-alpha-L-fucoside-4-sulfate) glycanohydrolase) is an enzyme with systematic name poly((1->2)-alpha-L-fucoside-4-sulfate) glycanohydrolase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endohydrolysis of (1->2)-alpha-L-fucoside linkages in fucoidan without release of sulfate

References

  1. Thanassi, N.M.; Nakada, H.I. (1967). "Enzymic degradation of fucoidan by enzymes from the hepatopancreas of abalone, Halotus species". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 118: 172–177. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(67)90294-9.
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