Biology:Alpha-agarase

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Alpha-agarase
Identifiers
EC number3.2.1.158
CAS number63952-00-1
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
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KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Alpha-agarase (EC 3.2.1.158, agarase, agaraseA33) is an enzyme with systematic name agarose 3-glycanohydrolase.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endohydrolysis of (1->3)-alpha-L-galactosidic linkages in agarose, yielding agarotetraose as the major product

This enzyme requires Ca2+.

References

  1. "Purification and characterization of the alpha-agarase from Alteromonas agarlyticus (Cataldi) comb. nov., strain GJ1B". European Journal of Biochemistry 214 (2): 599–607. June 1993. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17959.x. PMID 8513809. 
  2. "Purification and characterization of a novel alpha-agarase from a Thalassomonas sp". Current Microbiology 50 (4): 212–6. April 2005. doi:10.1007/s00284-004-4435-z. PMID 15902469. 

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