Hydrolases;
Glycosylases;
Glycosidases, i.e. enzymes that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds
Sysname
funoran endo beta-(1,4)-glycanohydrolase
Reaction(IUBMB)
Endohydrolysis of beta-(1->4)-linkages between beta-D-galactopyranose-6-sulfate and 3,6-anhydro-alpha-L-galactopyranose units in funoran
Comment
The enzyme is an endo hydrolase that hydrolyses the beta(1,4) bond in funoran, a polysaccharide produced by red algae of the genus Gloiopeltis. The enzyme from the marine bacterium Wenyingzhuangia aestuarii OF219 acts on agarose with a higher efficiency (cf. EC 3.2.1.81, beta-agarase), but binds funoran preferentially.