ENTRY       EC 3.2.1.83
NAME        Kappa-carrageenase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Glycosidases
            Hydrolysing O-glycosyl compounds
SYSNAME     kappa-Carrageenan 4-beta-D-glycanohydrolase
REACTION    Hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-D-linkages between D-galactose 4-sulfate
            and 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose in various carrageenans
SUBSTRATE   kappa-Carrageenan
            H2O
PRODUCT     3-O-(3,6-Anhydro-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-galactose 4-O-sulfate
COMMENT     Dominant products are the oligomers [3-O-(3,6-anhydro-alpha-
            D-galactopyranosyl)-D-galactose 4-O-sulfate]1-4.
MOTIF       PS: PS01034  E-[LIV]-D-[LIV]-x(0,1)-E-x(2)-[GQ]-[KRNF]-x-[PSTA]
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.2.1.83
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.2.1.83
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