α-
L-Arabinofuranosidase (, ''arabinosidase'', ''α-arabinosidase'', ''α-
L-arabinosidase'', ''α-arabinofuranosidase'', ''polysaccharide α-
L-arabinofuranosidase'', ''α-
L-arabinofuranoside hydrolase'', ''
L-arabinosidase'', ''α-
L-arabinanase'') is an
enzyme
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
with
systematic name
A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection. Systematic names are usually part of a nomenclature.
A semisystematic name or semitrivi ...
''α-
L-arabinofuranoside arabinofuranohydrolase''.
It
catalyses the
hydrolysis
Hydrolysis (; ) is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds. The term is used broadly for substitution reaction, substitution, elimination reaction, elimination, and solvation reactions in which water ...
of terminal non-reducing α-
L-arabinofuranoside residues in α-
L-arabinosides
The enzyme acts on α-
L-arabinofuranosides, α-
L-arabinans containing (1,3)- and/or (1,5)-linkages,
arabinoxylan Arabinoxylan is a form of the hemicellulose xylan found in both the primary and secondary cell walls of plants which in addition to xylose contains substantial amounts of another pentose sugar, arabinose.Scheller, H. V., & Ulvskov, P. (2010). Hem ...
s and
arabinogalactan
Arabinogalactan, also known as galactoarabinan, larch arabinogalactan, and larch gum, is a biopolymer consisting of arabinose and galactose monosaccharides. Two classes of arabinogalactans are found in nature: plant arabinogalactan and microbial ...
s.
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