In enzymology, an alginate synthase (EC 2.4.1.33) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
alginate synthase | |||||||||
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EC no. | 2.4.1.33 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 37257-31-1 | ||||||||
Databases | |||||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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- GDP-D-mannuronate + (alginate)n GDP + (alginate)n+1
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are GDP-D-mannuronate and (alginate)n, whereas its two products are GDP and (alginate)n+1.
This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is GDP-D-mannuronate:alginate D-mannuronyltransferase. This enzyme is also called mannuronosyl transferase. This enzyme participates in fructose and mannose metabolism.
References
edit- Lin TY, Hassid WZ (1966). "Pathway of algnic acid synthesis in the marine brown alga, Fucus gardneri Silva". J. Biol. Chem. 241 (22): 5284–97. PMID 5954796.