Polysaccharide lyases |
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Authors: | Ian W Sutherland |
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Institution: | Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Division of Biology, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK |
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Abstract: | Abstract: Polysaccharide lyases are the products of various microorganisms, bacteriophage and some eukaryotes. All such enzymes cleave a hexose-1,4-α- or β-uronic acid sequence by β-elimination. They are in some examples, the only known type of enzymes degrading their polyanionic substrates. Although only a small number of these enzymes have been exhaustively studied, the pectin lyases of bacterial origin have proved to be of interesting crystal structure containing a parallel β-helix domain. Alginate and heparin lyases may yield products with biotechnological potential. |
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Keywords: | Alginase Gellanase Hyaluronidase Heparinase Pectinase Xanthanase Alginate lyase Gellan lyase Hyaluronate lyase Heparin lyase Pectin lyase Xanthan lyase |
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