Dextranase Explained
| Dextranase |
| Ec Number: | 3.2.1.11 |
| Cas Number: | 9025-70-1 |
Dextranase (dextran hydrolase, endodextranase, dextranase DL 2, DL 2, endo-dextranase, α-D-1,6-glucan-6-glucanohydrolase, 1,6-α-D-glucan 6-glucanohydrolase) is an enzyme with systematic name 6-α-D-glucan 6-glucanohydrolase.[1] [2] [3] [4] It catalyses the following chemical reaction
Endohydrolysis of (1→6)-α-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran
Notes and References
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- Book: Deuel, H. . Stutz, E. . Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology . Pectic Substances and Pectic Enzymes . Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Areas Mol. Biol. . Advances in Enzymology - and Related Areas of Molecular Biology . 1959 . 20 . 341–382 . 10.1002/9780470122655.ch11 . 13605988. 9780470122655 .
- Book: Cleavage of O- and S-glycosidic bonds (survey) . The Enzymes . Fischer EH, Stein EA . 1960 . 4 . 301–312 . Boyer, P.D. . Lardy, H. . Myrbäck, K. . 2nd . Academic Press . New York .
- [The hydrolysis of 1:6 bonds of dextran by animal tissues.] . Rozenfel'd, E.L. . Lukomskaya, I.S. . Biokhimiya . 1956 . 21 . 412–415 . 13363992 . 3.
