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Polysaccharide Lyase Family 7
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- Author: ^^^Jan-Hendrik Hehemann^^^
- Responsible Curator: ^^^Wade Abbott^^^
| Polysaccharide Lyase Family PL7 | |
| 3D Structure | β jelly roll |
| Mechanism | β-elimination |
| Active site residues | known |
| CAZy DB link | |
| https://www.cazy.org/PL7.html | |
Substrate specificities
The polysaccharide lyase family 7 (PL7) contains 5 subfamilies [1]. All characterized members were active on alginate.