Mannan exo-1,2-1,6-alpha-mannosidase (, ''exo-1,2-1,6-alpha-mannosidase'', ''1,2-1,6-alpha-D-mannan D-mannohydrolase'') is an
enzyme
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with
systematic name
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A semisystematic name or semitrivi ...
''(1->2)-(1->6)-alpha-D-mannan D-mannohydrolase''.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
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:
Hydrolysis
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of (1->2)-alpha-D- and (1->6)-alpha-D- linkages in yeast
mannan
Mannan may refer to:
* Mannan (polysaccharide), a type of carbohydrate
* Mannan people, a social group of India
* Mannan language, a language of India
* ''Mannan'' (film), a 1992 Indian film
* Manannán, known in Manx as ''Mannan'', a figure i ...
, releasing D-
mannose
Mannose is a sugar with the formula , which sometimes is abbreviated Man. It is one of the monomers of the aldohexose series of carbohydrates. It is a C-2 epimer of glucose. Mannose is important in human metabolism, especially in the glycosylatio ...
Mannose residues alpha-D-1,3- bonded are released to lesser extent.
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