Exo-(1-4)-α-D-glucan lyase

The enzyme exo-(1→4)-α-D-glucan lyase (EC 4.2.2.13, α-(1→4)-glucan 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose eliminase, α-1,4-glucan exo-lyase, α-1,4-glucan lyase, GLase) is an enzyme with systematic name (1→4)-α-D-glucan exo-4-lyase (1,5-anhydro-D-fructose-forming).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

linear α-glucan = (n-1) 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose + D-glucose

Exo-(1→4)-α-D-glucan lyase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.2.13
CAS no.	148710-18-3
Databases
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BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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The enzyme catalyses the sequential degradation of (1→4)-α-D-glucans from the non-reducing end.