Alpha-agarase explained

Alpha-agarase
Ec Number:3.2.1.158
Cas Number:63952-00-1

Alpha-agarase (agarase, agaraseA33) is an enzyme with systematic name agarose 3-glycanohydrolase.[1] [2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endohydrolysis of (1->3)-alpha-L-galactosidic linkages in agarose, yielding agarotetraose as the major product

This enzyme requires Ca2+.

Notes and References

  1. Potin P, Richard C, Rochas C, Kloareg B . Purification and characterization of the alpha-agarase from Alteromonas agarlyticus (Cataldi) comb. nov., strain GJ1B . European Journal of Biochemistry . 214 . 2 . 599–607 . June 1993 . 8513809 . 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17959.x . free .
  2. Ohta Y, Hatada Y, Miyazaki M, Nogi Y, Ito S, Horikoshi K . Purification and characterization of a novel alpha-agarase from a Thalassomonas sp . Current Microbiology . 50 . 4 . 212–6 . April 2005 . 15902469 . 10.1007/s00284-004-4435-z .

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