1,2-α-L-fucosidase

The enzyme 1,2-α-<small>L</small>-fucosidase () catalyzes the following chemical reaction:

It belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name is 2-α-<small>L</small>-fucopyranosyl-β-<small>D</small>-galactoside fucohydrolase. Other names in common use include almond emulsin fucosidase, and α-(1→2)-<small>L</small>-fucosidase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , and .

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