| EC |
2.4.1.5 |
| Accepted name: |
dextransucrase |
| Reaction: |
sucrose + [(1→6)-α-D-glucosyl]n = D-fructose + [(1→6)-α-D-glucosyl]n+1 |
| Other name(s): |
sucrose 6-glucosyltransferase; SGE; CEP; sucrose-1,6-α-glucan glucosyltransferase; sucrose:1,6-α-D-glucan 6-α-D-glucosyltransferase |
| Systematic name: |
sucrose:(1→6)-α-D-glucan 6-α-D-glucosyltransferase |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, METACYC, CAS registry number: 9032-14-8 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Bailey, R.W. Transglucosidase activity of rumen strains of Streptococcus bovis. 2. Isolation and properties of dextransucrase. Biochem. J. 72 (1959) 42–49. [PMID: 13651133] |
| 2. |
Bailey, R.W., Barker, S.A., Bourne, E.J. and Stacey, M. Immunopolysaccharides. Part VI. The isolation and properties of the dextransucrase of Betacoccus arabinosaceous. J. Chem. Soc. (Lond.) (1957) 3530–3536. |
| 3. |
Hehre, E.J. Enzymic synthesis of polysaccharides: a biological type of polymerization. Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Subj. Biochem. 11 (1951) 297–337. |
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