Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase



 
Systematic name 4-β-D-xylan xylanohydrolase IUBMB nomenclature endo-1,4-β-xylanase
CAS number 9025-57-4 IUBMB number EC 3.2.1.8
EC number 232-800-2
Synonyms
  • endo-(1→4)-β-xylan 4-xylanohydrolase; endo-1,4-xylanase; xylanase; β-1,4-xylanase; endo-1,4-xylanase; endo-β-1,4-xylanase; endo-1,4-β-D-xylanase; 1,4-β-xylan xylanohydrolase; β-xylanase; β-1,4-xylan xylanohydrolase; endo-1,4-β-xylanase; β-D-xylanase
Properties

Endohydrolysis of (1→4)-β-D-xylosidic linkages in xylans. The xylanase catalyses the endo-hydrolysis of 1,4-b-D-xylosidic linkages in xylan (including arabinoxylan, which is xylan branched with arabinose), resulting in the generation of (1?4)-b-D-xylan oligosaccharides of different chain lengths.