Galactan endo-beta-1,3-galactanase explained

Galactan endo-beta-1,3-galactanase
Ec Number:	3.2.1.181

Galactan endo-beta-1,3-galactanase (endo-beta-1,3-galactanase) is an enzyme with systematic name arabinogalactan 3-beta-D-galactanohydrolase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

The enzyme specifically hydrolyses beta-1,3-galactan and beta-1,3-galactooligosaccharides

The enzyme from the fungus Flammulina velutipes (winter mushroom) hydrolyses the beta(1->3) bonds found in type II plant arabinogalactans.

Notes and References

1. Kotake T, Hirata N, Degi Y, Ishiguro M, Kitazawa K, Takata R, Ichinose H, Kaneko S, Igarashi K, Samejima M, Tsumuraya Y . Endo-beta-1,3-galactanase from winter mushroom Flammulina velutipes . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 286 . 31 . 27848–54 . August 2011 . 21653698 . 3149374 . 10.1074/jbc.m111.251736 . free .