Dextranase

Dextranase
Identifiers
EC number 3.2.1.11
CAS number 9025-70-1
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

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

Endohydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran

References

  1. Bailey, R.W.; Clarke, R.T.J. (1959). "A bacterial dextranase". Biochem. J. 72 (1): 49–54. PMC 1196879Freely accessible. PMID 13651134.
  2. Deuel, H.; Stutz, E. (1958). "Pectic substances and pectic enzymes". Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Areas Mol. Biol. 20: 341–382. PMID 13605988.
  3. Fischer EH, Stein EA (1960). "Cleavage of O- and S-glycosidic bonds (survey)". In Boyer, P.D., Lardy, H., Myrbäck, K. The Enzymes. 4 (2nd ed.). New York: Academic Press. 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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