1,2-α-L-fucosidase
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The enzyme 1,2-α-L-fucosidase (EC 3.2.1.63) catalyzes the following chemical reaction:
- methyl-2-α-L-fucopyranosyl-β-D-galactoside + H2O L-fucose + methyl β-D-galactoside
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EC no. | 3.2.1.63 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 37288-45-2 | ||||||||
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IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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It belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name is 2-α-L-fucopyranosyl-β-D-galactoside fucohydrolase. Other names in common use include almond emulsin fucosidase, and α-(1→2)-L-fucosidase.