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3.2.1.139

Accepted name:

α-glucuronidase

Reaction:

an α-D-glucuronoside + H₂O = an alcohol + D-glucuronate

Other name(s):

α-glucosiduronase

Systematic name:

α-D-glucosiduronate glucuronohydrolase

Comments:

Considerable differences in the specificities of the enzymes from different fungi for α-D-glucosiduronates have been reported. Activity is also found in the snail.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37259-81-7

References:

1.	Puls, J. α-Glucuronidases in the hydrolysis of wood xylans. In: Visser, J., Kusters van Someren, M.A., Beldman, G. and Voragen, A.G.J. (Ed.), Xylans and Xylanases, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1992, pp. 213–224.
2.	Uchida, H., Nanri, T., Kawabata, Y., Kusakabe, I., Murakami, K. Purification and characterization of intracellular α-glucuronidase from Aspergillus niger. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 56 (1992) 1608–1615.

[EC 3.2.1.139 created 1999]