Reaction: Eliminative cleavage of polysaccharides containing a terminal α-L-guluronate group, to give oligosaccharides with 4-deoxy-α-L-erythro-hex-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends
Other name(s): alginase II; guluronate lyase; L-guluronan lyase; L-guluronate lyase; poly-α-L-guluronate lyase; polyguluronate-specific alginate lyase
Systematic name: poly[(1→4)-α-L-guluronide] exo-lyase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 64177-88-4
References:
1. Boyd, J. and Turvey, J.R. Isolation of poly-α-L-guluronate lyase from Klebsiella aerogenes.Carbohydrate Res. 57 (1977) 163-171. [PMID: 332364]
2. Davidson, I.W., Sutherland, I.W. and Lawson, C.J. Purification and properties of an alginate lyase from a marine bacterium. Biochem. J. 159 (1976) 707-713. [PMID: 1008828]