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Levansucrase
Enzyme used in the catalysis of sucrose From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Levansucrase (EC 2.4.1.10) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- sucrose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n glucose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n+1
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are sucrose and (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n, whereas its two products are glucose and (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n+1.
This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is sucrose:2,6-beta-D-fructan 6-beta-D-fructosyltransferase. Other names in common use include sucrose 6-fructosyltransferase, beta-2,6-fructosyltransferase, and beta-2,6-fructan:D-glucose 1-fructosyltransferase. This enzyme participates in starch and sucrose metabolism and two-component system - general.
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Structural studies
As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1OYG, 1PT2, and 1W18.
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