beta-glucanase activity
id: GO:0052736
name: beta-glucanase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of linkages in beta-D-glucans; beta-glucans are polysaccharides of D-glucose monomers linked by beta-glycosidic bonds.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0033903 | endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase activity |
| GO:0033946 | xyloglucan-specific endo-beta-1,4-glucanase activity |
| GO:0033950 | xyloglucan-specific exo-beta-1,4-glucanase activity |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0004553 | hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds |
