| EC |
3.2.1.121 |
| Accepted name: |
polymannuronate hydrolase |
| Reaction: |
Endohydrolysis of the D-mannuronide linkages of polymannuronate |
| Other name(s): |
polymannuronic acid polymerase |
| Systematic name: |
poly(mannuronide) mannuronohydrolase |
| Comments: |
Does not act on alginic acid, which is a copolymer of polymannuronate. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 99283-64-4 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Dunne, W.M., Jr. and Buckmire, F.L.A. Partial purification and characterization of a polymannuronic acid depolymerase produced by a mucoid strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 50 (1985) 562–567. [PMID: 3935048] |
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| [EC 3.2.1.121 created 1989] |
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