Beta-D-fucosidase

Beta-D-fucosidase (EC 3.2.1.38, beta-fucosidase) is an enzyme with systematic name beta-D-fucoside fucohydrolase.[1][2][3][4][5] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing beta-D-fucose residues in beta-D-fucosides
Beta-D-fucosidase
Identifiers
EC no.3.2.1.38
CAS no.9025-34-7
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Enzymes from some sources also hydrolyse beta-D-galactosides, beta-D-glucosides and alpha-L-arabinosides.

References

  1. Chinchetru MA, Cabezas JA, Calvo P (1983). "Characterization and kinetics of beta-D-gluco/fuco/galactosidase from sheep liver". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B, Comparative Biochemistry. 75 (4): 719–28. doi:10.1016/0305-0491(83)90124-4. PMID 6413126.
  2. Chinchetru MA, Cabezas JA, Calvo P (1989). "Purification and characterization of a broad specificity beta-glucosidase from sheep liver". The International Journal of Biochemistry. 21 (5): 469–76. doi:10.1016/0020-711X(89)90126-2. PMID 2503402.
  3. Rodriguez JA, Cabezas JA, Calvo P (1982). "beta-Fucosidase, beta-glucosidase and beta-galactosidase activities associated in bovine liver". The International Journal of Biochemistry. 14 (8): 695–8. doi:10.1016/0020-711X(82)90003-9. PMID 6811346.
  4. Wiederschain GY, Prokopenkov AA (October 1973). "Beta-D-galactosidase and beta-D-fucosidase of pig kidney". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 158 (2): 539–43. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(73)90546-8. PMID 4782520.
  5. Beyer EM, Klyashchitsky BA, Shashkov AS (June 1981). "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. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(81)90069-3. PMID 6789883.
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