ID   3.2.1.228
DE   funoran endo-alpha-hydrolase.
AN   alpha-funoranase.
CA   Endohydrolysis of alpha-(1->3)-linkages between 3,6-anhydro-alpha-L-
CA   galactopyranose and beta-D-galactopyranose-6-sulfate units in funoran.
CC   -!- The enzyme is an endo hydrolase that hydrolyzes the alpha-(1->3) bond
CC       in funoran, a polysaccharide produced by red algae of the genus
CC       Gloiopeltis.
CC   -!- The cleavage point is different from EC 3.2.1.222.
CC   -!- The enzyme from the marine bacterium Aquimarina sp. AD1 also cleaves
CC       the alpha-(1->3) glycosidic bond between 3,6-anhydro-alpha-L-
CC       galactopyranose and beta-D-galactopyranose of agarose (cf.
CC       EC 3.2.1.158).
CC   -!- The anomeric configuration of the product (configuration retaining or
CC       inverting) has not yet been determined.
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