Biology:Glucuronan lyase

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Glucuronan lyase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.2.14
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

The enzyme glucuronan lyase (EC 4.2.2.14) catalyzes the following process:

Eliminative cleavage of (1→4)-β-D-glucuronans to give oligosaccharides with 4-deoxy-β-D-gluc-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends. Complete degradation of glucuronans results in the formation of tetrasaccharides.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on polysaccharides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (1→4)-β-D-glucuronan lyase. This enzyme is also called (1,4)-β-D-glucuronan lyase.

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