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Alpha agarase

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EC number
  
3.2.1.158

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CAS number
  
63952-00-1

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Alpha-agarase (EC 3.2.1.158, agarase, agaraseA33) is an enzyme with systematic name agarose 3-glycanohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endohydrolysis of (1->3)-alpha-L-galactosidic linkages in agarose, yielding agarotetraose as the major product

This enzyme requires Ca2+.

References

Alpha-agarase Wikipedia