Mannuronate-specific alginate exolyase

Definition:

EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.2 Carbon-oxygen lyases > 4.2.2 Acting on polysaccharides > 4.2.2.B7 mannuronate-specific alginate exolyase
Mannuronate-specific alginate exolyase is an exolytic polysaccharide lyase that performs eliminative cleavage of alginate, releasing 4-deoxy-L-erythro-5-hexoseulose uronic acid (DEH) from the non-reducing end. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is an exolytic alginate lyase.

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