heparin lyase

{{Short description|Enzyme}}

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| Name = heparin lyase

| EC_number = 4.2.2.7

| CAS_number = 9025-39-2

| GO_code = 0047488

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The enzyme heparin lyase ({{EnzExplorer|4.2.2.7}}) catalyzes the following process:

: Eliminative cleavage of polysaccharides containing (1→4)-linked D-glucuronate or L-iduronate residues and (1→4)-α-linked 2-sulfoamino-2-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-glucose residues to give oligosaccharides with terminal 4-deoxy-α-D-gluc-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on polysaccharides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is heparin lyase. Other names in common use include heparin eliminase, and heparinase.