Levanase

Levanase
Identifiers
EC number 3.2.1.65
CAS number 2608508
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Levanase (EC 3.2.1.65, levan hydrolase, 2,6-beta-D-fructan fructanohydrolase) is an enzyme with systematic name (2->6)-beta-D-fructan fructanohydrolase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Random hydrolysis of (2->6)-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in (2->6)-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than 3 fructose units

References

  1. Avigad, G.; Bauer, S. (1966). "Fructan hydrolases". Methods Enzymol. 8: 621–628. doi:10.1016/0076-6879(66)08112-6.
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