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EC 3.1.6.15 Details
EC number
3.1.6.15
Accepted name
N-sulfoglucosamine-3-sulfatase
Reaction
Hydrolysis of the 3-sulfate groups of the N-sulfo-D-glucosamine 3-O-sulfate units of heparin
Other name(s)
chondroitinsulfatase
Systematic name
N-sulfo-3-sulfoglucosamine 3-sulfohydrolase
Comment
The enzyme from Flavobacterium heparinum also hydrolyses N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 3-O-sulfate; the mammalian enzyme acts only on the disulfated residue.
History
created 1984, modified 1989
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