Β-D-Fucosidase Explained

β-D-Fucosidase
Ec Number:	3.2.1.38
Cas Number:	9025-34-7

β-D-Fucosidase (β-fucosidase) is an enzyme with systematic name β-D-fucoside fucohydrolase.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing β-D-fucose residues in β-D-fucosides

Enzymes from some sources also hydrolyse β-D-galactosides, β-D-glucosides and α-L-arabinosides.

Notes and References

1. Chinchetru MA, Cabezas JA, Calvo P . Characterization and kinetics of β-D-gluco/fuco/galactosidase from sheep liver . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B, Comparative Biochemistry . 75 . 4 . 719–28 . 1983 . 10.1016/0305-0491(83)90124-4 . 6413126 .
2. Chinchetru MA, Cabezas JA, Calvo P . Purification and characterization of a broad specificity β-glucosidase from sheep liver . The International Journal of Biochemistry . 21 . 5 . 469–76 . 1989 . 2503402 . 10.1016/0020-711X(89)90126-2 .
3. Rodriguez JA, Cabezas JA, Calvo P . β-Fucosidase, β-glucosidase and β-galactosidase activities associated in bovine liver . The International Journal of Biochemistry . 14 . 8 . 695–8 . 1982 . 6811346 . 10.1016/0020-711X(82)90003-9 .
4. Wiederschain GY, Prokopenkov AA . β-D-Galactosidase and β-D-fucosidase of pig kidney . Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics . 158 . 2 . 539–43 . October 1973 . 4782520 . 10.1016/0003-9861(73)90546-8 .
5. Beyer EM, Klyashchitsky BA, Shashkov AS . Specificity patterns of different types of human fucosidase. Recognition of a certain region of the pyranose ring in sugars by the enzymes . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta . 659 . 2 . 434–44 . June 1981 . 6789883 . 10.1016/0005-2744(81)90069-3 .