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3.2.1.165

Accepted name:

exo-1,4-β-D-glucosaminidase

Reaction:

Hydrolysis of chitosan or chitosan oligosaccharides to remove successive D-glucosamine residues from the non-reducing termini

Glossary:

GlcN = D-glucosamine = 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose
GlcNAc = N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

Other name(s):

CsxA; GlcNase; exochitosanase; GlmA; exo-β-D-glucosaminidase; chitosan exo-1,4-β-D-glucosaminidase

Systematic name:

chitosan exo-(1→4)-β-D-glucosaminidase

Comments:

Chitosan is a partially or totally N-deacetylated chitin derivative that is found in the cell walls of some phytopathogenic fungi and comprises D-glucosamine residues with a variable content of GlcNAc residues [4]. Acts specifically on chitooligosaccharides and chitosan, having maximal activity on chitotetraose, chitopentaose and their corresponding alcohols [1]. The enzyme can degrade GlcN-GlcNAc but not GlcNAc-GlcNAc [3]. A member of the glycoside hydrolase family 2 (GH-2) [4].

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB

References:

1.	Nanjo, F., Katsumi, R. and Sakai, K. Purification and characterization of an exo-β-D-glucosaminidase, a novel type of enzyme, from Nocardia orientalis. J. Biol. Chem. 265 (1990) 10088–10094. [PMID: 2351651]
2.	Nogawa, M., Takahashi, H., Kashiwagi, A., Ohshima, K., Okada, H. and Morikawa, Y. Purification and characterization of exo-β-D-glucosaminidase from a cellulolytic fungus, Trichoderma reesei PC-3-7. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64 (1998) 890–895. [PMID: 16349528]
3.	Fukamizo, T., Fleury, A., Côté, N., Mitsutomi, M. and Brzezinski, R. Exo-β-D-glucosaminidase from Amycolatopsis orientalis: catalytic residues, sugar recognition specificity, kinetics, and synergism. Glycobiology 16 (2006) 1064–1072. [DOI] [PMID: 16877749]
4.	Côté, N., Fleury, A., Dumont-Blanchette, E., Fukamizo, T., Mitsutomi, M. and Brzezinski, R. Two exo-β-D-glucosaminidases/exochitosanases from actinomycetes define a new subfamily within family 2 of glycoside hydrolases. Biochem. J. 394 (2006) 675–686. [DOI] [PMID: 16316314]
5.	Ike, M., Isami, K., Tanabe, Y., Nogawa, M., Ogasawara, W., Okada, H. and Morikawa, Y. Cloning and heterologous expression of the exo-β-D-glucosaminidase-encoding gene (gls93) from a filamentous fungus, Trichoderma reesei PC-3-7. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 72 (2006) 687–695. [DOI] [PMID: 16636831]

[EC 3.2.1.165 created 2008]