Xylan 1,3-β-xylosidase (, ''1,3-β-D-xylosidase, exo-1,3-β-xylosidase'', ''β-1,3-xylanase'', ''exo-β-1,3-xylanase'', ''1,3-β-D-xylan xylohydrolase'') 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 ...

''3-β-D-xylan xylohydrolase''. It catalyses the

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of successive

xylose Xylose ( , , "wood") is a sugar first isolated from wood, and named for it. Xylose is classified as a monosaccharide of the aldopentose type, which means that it contains five carbon atoms and includes an aldehyde functional group. It is deriv ...

residues from the non-reducing termini of (1→3)-β-D-xylans.

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