EC number 3.2.1.83 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 37288-59-8 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry | |
Kappa-carrageenase (EC 3.2.1.83, kappa-carrageenan 4-beta-D-glycanohydrolase) is an enzyme with systematic name kappa-carrageenan 4-beta-D-glycanohydrolase (configuration-retaining). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-linkages between D-galactose 4-sulfate and 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose in kappa-carrageenans
The main products of hydrolysis are neocarrabiose-sulfate and neocarratetraose-sulfate.
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