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Glucuronan lyase

The enzyme glucuronan lyase () catalyzes the following process:

Eliminative cleavage of (1→4)-β-<small>D</small>-glucuronans to give oligosaccharides with 4-deoxy-β-<small>D</small>-gluc-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends. Complete degradation of glucuronans results in the formation of tetrasaccharides.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on polysaccharides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (1→4)-β-<small>D</small>-glucuronan lyase. This enzyme is also called (1,4)-β-<small>D</small>-glucuronan lyase.

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