Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on polysaccharides
Sysname
alginate alpha-L-guluronate---uronate lyase
Reaction(IUBMB)
Eliminative cleavage of alginate to give oligosaccharides with 4-deoxy-alpha-L-erythro-hex-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends and alpha-L-guluronate at their reducing end.
The enzyme catalyses the degradation of alginate by a beta-elimination reaction. It cleaves the (1->4) bond between alpha-L-guluronate and either alpha-L-guluronate or beta-D-mannuronate, generating oligosaccharides with 4-deoxy-alpha-L-erythro-hex-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends and alpha-L-guluronate at the reducing end. Depending on the composition of the substrate, the enzyme produces oligosaccharides ranging from two to six residues, with preference for shorter products. cf. EC 4.2.2.3, mannuronate-specific alginate lyase.