Rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase explained

Rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase
Ec Number:3.1.1.86

The enzyme Rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase (EC 3.1.1.86, RGAE; systematic name rhamnogalacturonan 2/3-O-acetyl-α-D-galacturonate O-acetylhydrolase) is an enzyme[1] [2] catalyses the reaction

Hydrolytic cleavage of 2-O-acetyl- or 3-O-acetyl groups of α-D-galacturonic acid in rhamnogalacturonan I.

Notes and References

  1. Kauppinen S, Christgau S, Kofod LV, Halkier T, Dörreich K, Dalbøge H . Molecular cloning and characterization of a rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase from Aspergillus aculeatus. Synergism between rhamnogalacturonan degrading enzymes . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 270 . 45 . 27172–8 . November 1995 . 7592973 . 10.1074/jbc.270.45.27172 . free .
  2. Mølgaard A, Kauppinen S, Larsen S . Rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase elucidates the structure and function of a new family of hydrolases . Structure . 8 . 4 . 373–83 . April 2000 . 10801485 . 10.1016/s0969-2126(00)00118-0 . free .

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