Reaction: Endohydrolysis of (1→4)-β-D-xylosyl links in some glucuronoarabinoxylans
Other name(s): feraxan endoxylanase; feraxanase; endoarabinoxylanase; glucuronoxylan xylohydrolase; glucuronoxylanase; glucuronoxylan xylanohydrolase; glucuronoarabinoxylan 1,4-β-D-xylanohydrolase
Systematic name: glucuronoarabinoxylan 4-β-D-xylanohydrolase
Comments: High activity towards feruloylated arabinoxylans from cereal plant cell walls.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 123609-77-8
References:
1. Nishitani, K. and Nevins, D.J. Enzymic analysis of feruloylated arabinoxylans (Feraxan) derived from Zea mays cell walls. I. Purification of novel enzymes capable of dissociating Feraxan fragments from Zea mays coleoptile cell wall. Plant Physiol. 87 (1988) 883-890.