1,6-alpha-D-mannosidase

In enzymology, a 1,6-alpha-D-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.163) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction of separating the 1,6-linked alpha-D-mannose residues in alpha-D-Manp-(1->6)-D-Manp.

1,6-alpha-D-mannosidase
Identifiers
EC number3.2.1.163
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 1,6-alpha-mannosyl alpha-D-mannohydrolase.

References

    • Athanasopoulos VI, Niranjan K, Rastall RA (2005). "The production, purification and characterisation of two novel alpha-D-mannosidases from Aspergillus phoenicis". Carbohydr. Res. 340 (4): 609–17. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2005.01.005. PMID 15721331.


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