Reaction: Eliminative cleavage of β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyluronate bonds of gellan backbone releasing tetrasaccharides containing a 4-deoxy-4,5-unsaturated D-glucopyranosyluronic acid at the non-reducing end. The tetrasaccharide produced from deacetylated gellan is β-D-4-deoxy-Δ4-GlcAp-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→4)-α-L-Rhap-(1→3)-β-D-Glcp.
Systematic name: gellan β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-D-glucopyranosyluronate lyase
Comments: The enzyme is highly specific to gellan, especially deacetylated gellan.
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References:
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