The enzyme releases 4-deoxy-4(5)-unsaturated D-glucuronic acid from oligosaccharides produced by polysaccharide lyases, e.g. the tetrasaccharide beta-D-4-deoxy-Delta4-GlcAp-(1->4)-beta-D-Glcp-(1->4)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1->3)-D-Glcp produced by EC 4.2.2.25, gellan lyase. The enzyme can also hydrolyse unsaturated chondroitin and hyaluronate disaccharides (beta-D-4-deoxy-Delta4-GlcAp-(1->3)-D-GalNAc, beta-D-4-deoxy-Delta4-GlcAp-(1->3)-D-GalNAc6S, beta-D-4-deoxy-Delta4-GlcAp2S-(1->3)-D-GalNAc, beta-D-4-deoxy-Delta4-GlcAp-(1->3)-D-GlcNAc), preferring the unsulfated disaccharides to the sulfated disaccharides.
Crystal structure of unsaturated glucuronyl hydrolase, responsible for the degradation of glycosaminoglycan, from Bacillus sp. GL1 at 1.8 A resolution.
Hashimoto W, Kobayashi E, Nankai H, Sato N, Miya T, Kawai S, Murata K
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Unsaturated glucuronyl hydrolase of Bacillus sp. GL1: novel enzyme prerequisite for metabolism of unsaturated oligosaccharides produced by polysaccharide lyases.