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ENZYME entry: EC 3.2.1.81

Accepted Name
beta-agarase
Alternative Name(s)
agarase
endo-beta-agarase
Reaction catalysed
Hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-galactosidic linkages in agarose, giving the tetramer as the predominant product
Comment(s)
  • Also acts on porphyran, but more slowly.
  • Cleaves the beta-(1->4) linkages of agarose in a random manner with retention of the anomeric-bond configuration, producing beta-anomers that give rise progressively to alpha-anomers when mutarotation takes place.
  • The end products of hydrolysis are neoagarotetraose and neoagarohexaose in the case of AgaA from the marine bacterium Zobellia galactanivorans, and neoagarotetraose and neoagarobiose in the case of AgaB.
Cross-references
BRENDA3.2.1.81
EC2PDB3.2.1.81
ExplorEnz3.2.1.81
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles3.2.1.81
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature3.2.1.81
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature3.2.1.81
IntEnz3.2.1.81
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 3.2.1.81
MetaCyc3.2.1.81
Rhea expert-curated reactions3.2.1.81
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
P85974, AGA34_AGAALP48839, AGAA_VIBS7G0L322, AGAA_ZOBGA
P48840, AGAB_VIBS7Q9RGX8, AGAB_ZOBGAD7GXG5, AGAC_ZOBGA
D7GXG4, AGAD_ZOBGAP13734, AGAR_PSEAFP07883, AGAR_STRCO
A8W969, AGB34_AGAALB5CY73, BAGA_PHOPM

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