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EC 3.2.1.160 Details
EC number
3.2.1.160
Accepted name
xyloglucan-specific exo-β-1,4-glucanase
Reaction
xyloglucan + H2O = xyloglucan oligosaccharides (exohydrolysis of 1,4-β-D-glucosidic linkages in xyloglucan)
Other name(s)
Cel74A
Systematic name
[(1→6)-α-D-xylo]-(1→4)-β-D-glucan glucohydrolase
Comment
The enzyme from Chrysosporium lucknowense is an endoglucanase, i.e., acquires the specificity of EC 3.2.1.151, xyloglucan-specific endo-β-1,4-glucanase, when it acts on linear substrates without bulky substituents on the polymeric backbone (e.g. carboxymethylcellulose). However, it switches to an exoglucanase mode of action when bulky side chains are present (as in the case of xyloglucan). The enzyme can also act on barley β-glucan, but more slowly.
History
created 2006, deleted 2006
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