EC |
3.2.1.24 |
Accepted name: |
α-mannosidase |
Reaction: |
Hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing α-D-mannose residues in α-D-mannosides |
Other name(s): |
α-D-mannosidase; p-nitrophenyl-α-mannosidase; α-D-mannopyranosidase; 1,2-α-mannosidase; 1,2-α-D-mannosidase; exo-α-mannosidase |
Systematic name: |
α-D-mannoside mannohydrolase |
Comments: |
Also hydrolyses α-D-lyxosides and heptopyranosides with the same configuration at C-2, C-3 and C-4 as mannose. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9025-42-7 |
References: |
1. |
Li, Y.-T. Presence of α-D-mannosidic linkage in glycoproteins. Liberation of D-mannose from various glycoproteins by α-mannosidase isolated from jack bean meal. J. Biol. Chem. 241 (1966) 1010–1012. [PMID: 5905120] |
2. |
Winchester, B. Role of α-D-mannosidases in the biosynthesis and catabolism of glycoproteins. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 12 (1984) 522–524. [PMID: 6428944] |
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