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Heparin Lyase MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Heparin Lyase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.520.241.700.512
Unique ID
D019763
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019763
Scope Note
An enzyme of the isomerase class that catalyzes the eliminative cleavage of polysaccharides containing 1,4-linked D-glucuronate or L-iduronate residues and 1,4-alpha-linked 2-sulfoamino-2-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-glucose residues to give oligosaccharides with terminal 4-deoxy-alpha-D-gluc-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 4.2.2.7.
Entry Term(s)
Heparin Eliminase
Heparinase
Heparinase I
Neutralase
Registry Number
EC 4.2.2.7
CAS Type 1 Name
heparin lyase
Previous Indexing
Heparin (1973-1982)
Lyases (1973-1979)
Polysaccharide-Lyases (1975-1997)
Public MeSH Note
98; HEPARIN LYASE was indexed under POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES 1975-97, HEPARIN 1973-82 & LYASES 1973-79
History Note
98; use HEPARIN LYASE (NM) 1973-97
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1997/06/25
Revision Date
2016/06/28
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