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EC 3.2.1.165 Details
EC number
3.2.1.165
Accepted name
exo-1,4-β-D-glucosaminidase
Reaction
Hydrolysis of chitosan or chitosan oligosaccharides to remove successive D-glucosamine residues from the non-reducing termini
Other name(s)
CsxA, GlcNase, exochitosanase, GlmA, exo-β-D-glucosaminidase, chitosan exo-1,4-β-D-glucosaminidase
Systematic name
chitosan exo-(1→4)-β-D-glucosaminidase
Comment
Chitosan is a partially or totally N-deacetylated chitin derivative that is found in the cell walls of some phytopathogenic fungi and comprises D-glucosamine residues with a variable content of GlcNAc residues [4]. Acts specifically on chitooligosaccharides and chitosan, having maximal activity on chitotetraose, chitopentaose and their corresponding alcohols [1]. The enzyme can degrade GlcN-GlcNAc but not GlcNAc-GlcNAc [3]. A member of the glycoside hydrolase family 2 (GH-2) [4].
History
created 2008
EC Tree
3.1.1.9 created 1961, deleted 1972
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3.1.1.16 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.18 created 1961, deleted 1982
3.1.1.62 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.1.1.69 created 1992, deleted 2002