EC Number   |
Natural Substrates |
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   3.2.1.165 | beta-1,4-D-glucosamine tetrasaccharide |
tetrasaccharide of chitosan efficiently depolymerizes chitosan to its constituent p-glucosamine monosaccharide in cooperation with endo-chitosanase |
| 3.2.1.165 | chitosan + H2O |
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| 3.2.1.165 | more |
Chitosanases hydrolyze beta-1,4-glycosidic linkage of chitosan, a polysaccharide consisting mainly of D-glucosamine with a variable content of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine |
| 3.2.1.165 | more |
cleaving nonreducing beta-D-glucosamine residues of oligosaccharides, highly specific due to pocket for N2 group of glucosaminidase discriminating it from glucose |
| 3.2.1.165 | more |
the enzyme acts on beta-1,4-linkage of chitosan from its non-reducing end and produces D-glucosamine as the exclusive end product |
