1,2-α-L-fucosidase

The enzyme 1,2-α-L-fucosidase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the following chemical reaction:

methyl-2-α-L-fucopyranosyl-β-D-galactoside + HTemplate:SubO $\rightleftharpoons$ L-fucose + methyl β-D-galactoside

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.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, and Template:PDB link.

References

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