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Polysaccharide-Lyases

Known as: Polysaccharide-Lyases [Chemical/Ingredient], polysaccharide carbon oxygen lyase, Polysaccharide Lyases 
A group of carbon-oxygen lyases. These enzymes catalyze the breakage of a carbon-oxygen bond in polysaccharides leading to an unsaturated product and… 
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Carbon-Oxygen LyasesLyase

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Chondroitin ABC LyaseHeparin LyaseHyaluronate lyaseKflA protein, E coli
In BloodPolysaccharidesProcess of secretionantagonists & inhibitors

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Alginate lyase: Review of major sources and classification, properties, structure-function analysis and applications
Alginate lyases catalyze the degradation of alginate, a complex copolymer of α-L-guluronate and its C5 epimer β-D-mannuronate… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Structure of a PL17 Family Alginate Lyase Demonstrates Functional Similarities among Exotype Depolymerases
Background: Exotype polysaccharide lyases can cleave glycosidic bonds to catabolize complex carbohydrates into simple… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Advances in understanding the molecular basis of plant cell wall polysaccharide recognition by carbohydrate-binding modules.
Review
2010
Review
2010
Structural and mechanistic classification of uronic acid-containing polysaccharide lyases.
Polysaccharide lyases (PLs) have been assigned to 21 families based on their sequences, with ~ 50 singletons awaiting further… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Transfer of carbohydrate-active enzymes from marine bacteria to Japanese gut microbiota
Gut microbes supply the human body with energy from dietary polysaccharides through carbohydrate active enzymes, or CAZymes… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Novel Features of the Polysaccharide-Digesting Gliding Bacterium Flavobacterium johnsoniae as Revealed by Genome Sequence Analysis
ABSTRACT The 6.10-Mb genome sequence of the aerobic chitin-digesting gliding bacterium Flavobacterium johnsoniae (phylum… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Analysis of glycosaminoglycans with polysaccharide lyases.
Polysaccharide lyases are a class of enzymes useful for analysis of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and the glycosaminoglycan component… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Hyaluronan Binding and Degradation byStreptococcus agalactiae Hyaluronate Lyase*
Streptococcus agalactiae hyaluronate lyase is a virulence factor that helps this pathogen to break through the biophysical… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Action pattern of polysaccharide lyases on glycosaminoglycans.
The action pattern of polysaccharide lyases on glycosaminoglycan substrates was examined using viscosimetric measurements and… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Polysaccharide lyases
Polysaccharide lyases (or eliminases) are a class of enzymes (EC 4.2.2.-) that act to cleave certain activated glycosidic… 
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