Biology:Dextranase

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Dextranase
Identifiers
EC number3.2.1.11
CAS number9025-70-1
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Dextranase (EC 3.2.1.11, dextran hydrolase, endodextranase, dextranase DL 2, DL 2, endo-dextranase, α-D-1,6-glucan-6-glucanohydrolase, 1,6-α-D-glucan 6-glucanohydrolase) is an enzyme with systematic name 6-α-D-glucan 6-glucanohydrolase.[1][2][3][4] It catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endohydrolysis of (1→6)-α-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran

References

  1. Bailey, R.W.; Clarke, R.T.J. (1959). "A bacterial dextranase". Biochem. J. 72 (1): 49–54. doi:10.1042/bj0720049. PMID 13651134. 
  2. Deuel, H.; Stutz, E. (1959). "Pectic Substances and Pectic Enzymes". Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology. Advances in Enzymology - and Related Areas of Molecular Biology. 20. 341–382. doi:10.1002/9780470122655.ch11. ISBN 9780470122655. 
  3. "Cleavage of O- and S-glycosidic bonds (survey)". The Enzymes. 4 (2nd ed.). New York: Academic Press. 1960. pp. 301–312. 
  4. Rozenfel'd, E.L.; Lukomskaya, I.S. (1956). "[The hydrolysis of 1:6 bonds of dextran by animal tissues.]". Biokhimiya 21 (3): 412–415. PMID 13363992. 

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