Ulvan lyase (original) (raw)

Ulvan lyase (EC 4.2.2.-) is an enzyme found within the cell-wall of the marine organism Ulvales (green algae), and some marine bacterium. A lyase is a class of enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of chemical bonds through an elimination reaction mechanism, rather than a substitution reaction mechanism (hydrolysis and oxidation). Ulvan lyase belongs to the polysaccharide lyase family, a type of enzyme that primarily functions to cleave glycosidic linkages in polysaccharides.