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  • noun biochemistry Any of a class of enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis and transglycosylation of α-1,4 or α-1,6 linkages in polysaccharides such as pullulan

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Examples

  • In order to confirm the classification of SAP as a type I pullulanase we evaluated the modifications of the structure of pullulan after incubation with SAP by NMR spectroscopy.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Isabella Santi et al. 2008

  • However, to our knowledge the functionality of streptococcal pullulanase-induced antibody-mediated immune response has not been yet addressed.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Isabella Santi et al. 2008

  • Of interest, anti-SAP sera, although to a lower extent, also inhibited Group A Streptococcus pullulanase activity.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Isabella Santi et al. 2008

  • In particular, family 41 in the CBM classification was identified for the first time in a pullulanase enzyme of the marine bacterium

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Isabella Santi et al. 2008

  • Hytonen J, Haataja S, Finne J (2003) Streptococcus pyogenes glycoprotein-binding strepadhesin activity is mediated by a surface-associated carbohydrate-degrading enzyme, pullulanase.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Isabella Santi et al. 2008

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