levanase

Random hydrolysis of 2,6-beta-D-fructofuranosidic linkages in 2,6-beta-D-fructans (levans) containing more than 3 fructose units

Also Known As:

fructan hydrolase; fructanase; levan hydrolase

Networked: 2 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

1.	Infections 12/01/1996 - "The levanase operon of Bacillus subtilis expressed in Escherichia coli can substitute for the mannose permease in mannose uptake and bacteriophage lambda infection."
2.	Dental Plaque 09/01/1992 - "Streptococcus mutans produces a fructanase, the product of the fruA gene, which is capable of degrading beta(2,6)- and beta(2,1)-linked fructans that are commonly synthesized by dental plaque microorganisms. "

1.	Mannose (D-Mannose)
2.	Fructans (Levans)
3.	phosphoenolpyruvate-mannose phosphotransferase