- Source: 1,3-alpha-L-fucosidase
The enzyme 1,3-α-L-fucosidase (EC 3.2.1.111) catalyzes the hydrolytic cleavage of the 1,3-linkages between α-L-fucose and N-acetylglucosamine residues in glycoproteins.
It belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-α-L-fucosyl-N-acetylglucosaminyl-glycoprotein fucohydrolase. This enzyme is also called almond emulsin fucosidase I. It participates in the degradation of glycan structures.
References
Imber MJ, Glasgow LR, Pizzo SV (1982). "Purification of an almond emulsin fucosidase on Cibacron blue-sepharose and demonstration of its activity toward fucose-containing glycoproteins". J. Biol. Chem. 257 (14): 8205–10. PMID 7085666.
Ogata-Arakawa M, Muramatsu T, Kobata A (1977). "α-L-fucosidases from almond emulsin: characterization of the two enzymes with different specificities". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 181 (1): 353–8. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(77)90514-8. PMID 18111.
Yoshima H, Takasaki S, Ito-Mega S, Kobata A (1979). "Purification of almond emulsin α-L-fucosidase I by affinity chromatography". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 194 (2): 394–8. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(79)90632-5. PMID 443810.