Fucoidanase

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
Fucoidanase
Identifiers
EC number3.2.1.44
CAS number37288-38-3
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

References

  1. Thanassi NM, Nakada HI (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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