Beta-D-fucosidase

Beta-D-fucosidase
Identifiers
EC number	3.2.1.38
CAS number	9025-34-7
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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Beta-D-fucosidase (EC 3.2.1.38, beta-fucosidase) is an enzyme with systematic name beta-D-fucoside fucohydrolase.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing beta-D-fucose residues in beta-D-fucosides

Enzymes from some sources also hydrolyse beta-D-galactosides, beta-D-glucosides and alpha-L-arabinosides.

References

1. Chinchetru, M.A., Cabezas, J.A. and Calvo, P. (1983). "Characterization and kinetics of β-D-gluco/fuco/galactosidase from sheep liver". Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 75 (4): 719–728. PMID 6413126.
2. Chinchetru, M.A., Cabezas, J.A. and Calvo, P. (1989). "Purification and characterization of a broad specificity β-glucosidase from sheep liver". Int. J. Biochem. 21 (5): 469–476. doi:10.1016/0020-711X(89)90126-2. PMID 2503402.
3. Rodriguez, J.A., Cabezas, J.A. and Calvo, P. (1982). "β-Fucosidase, β-glucosidase and β-galactosidase activities associated in bovine liver". Int. J. Biochem. 14 (8): 695–698. doi:10.1016/0020-711X(82)90003-9. PMID 6811346.
4. Wiederschain, G. and Prokopenkov, A. (1973). "β-D-Galactosidase and β-D-fucosidase of pig kidney". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 158 (2): 539–543. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(73)90546-8. PMID 4782520.
5. Wiederschain, G.Y., Beyer, E.M., Klyaschitsty, B.A. and Shashkov, A.S. (1981). "Specificity patterns of different types of human fucosidase. Recognition of a certain region of the pyranose ring in sugars by the enzymes". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 659 (2): 434–444. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(81)90069-3. PMID 6789883.

External links

• Beta-D-fucosidase at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)