Glucanase
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'''Glucanases''' (Gase) are enzymes which break down glucans which are part of plant cell wall. Gase hydrolyzes the 1,4-β-glycosidic link in cellulose, lichenin and β-D-glucan. | '''Glucanases''' (Gase) are enzymes which break down glucans which are part of plant cell wall. Gase hydrolyzes the 1,4-β-glycosidic link in cellulose, lichenin and β-D-glucan. | ||
*'''Endo-Gase''' breaks internal cellulose bonds<ref>PMID:5354264</ref>. | *'''Endo-Gase''' breaks internal cellulose bonds<ref>PMID:5354264</ref>. | ||
| - | *'''Exo-Gase''' cleaves 2 to 4 units from the ends of exposed cellulose polysaccharide chains<ref>PMID:26457517</ref>. *'''Xyloglucanase''' (XGase) breaks down the hemicellulose xyloglucan<ref>PMID:9098958</ref>. | + | *'''Exo-Gase''' cleaves 2 to 4 units from the ends of exposed cellulose polysaccharide chains<ref>PMID:26457517</ref>. * '''Xyloglucanase''' (XGase) breaks down the hemicellulose xyloglucan<ref>PMID:9098958</ref>. |
Gase are classified according to polysaccharide bond which they break. For details see <br />*[[Molecular Playground/1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucanase]]<br /> *[[Journal:Acta Cryst D:S2059798319007113|Crystal Structure Determination of ''Pseudomonas stutzeri'' A1501 endoglucanase Cel5A]]<br />*[[(1→3)-α-Glucanases: An Alternative to Control Dental Plaque and Improve Oral Health]]. | Gase are classified according to polysaccharide bond which they break. For details see <br />*[[Molecular Playground/1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucanase]]<br /> *[[Journal:Acta Cryst D:S2059798319007113|Crystal Structure Determination of ''Pseudomonas stutzeri'' A1501 endoglucanase Cel5A]]<br />*[[(1→3)-α-Glucanases: An Alternative to Control Dental Plaque and Improve Oral Health]]. | ||
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References
- ↑ Barras DR, Stone BA. Beta-1,3-glucan hydrolases from Euglena gracilis. I. The nature of the hydrolases. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1969 Nov 4;191(2):329-41. PMID:5354264
- ↑ Tsai LC, Amiraslanov I, Chen HR, Chen YW, Lee HL, Liang PH, Liaw YC. Structures of exoglucanase from Clostridium cellulovorans: cellotetraose binding and cleavage. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2015 Oct 1;71(Pt 10):1264-72. doi:, 10.1107/S2053230X15015915. Epub 2015 Sep 23. PMID:26457517 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X15015915
- ↑ Vincken JP, Beldman G, Voragen AG. Substrate specificity of endoglucanases: what determines xyloglucanase activity? Carbohydr Res. 1997 Mar 13;298(4):299-310. PMID:9098958
