Glucanase
From Proteopedia
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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. Endo-Gase breaks internal cellulose bonds. Exo-Gase cleaves 2 to 4 units from the ends of exposed cellulose polysaccharide chains. Xyloglucanase (XGase) breaks down the hemicellulose xyloglucan. Gase are classified according to polysaccharide bond which they break. details in Molecular Playground/1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucanase.
3D structures of glucanase
Updated on 07-April-2015
3fw6, 3ii1, 4ee9, 4m24 - ubEndo-Gase – uncultured bacterium
