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SUBMITTER: Burchett GG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4484804 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Burchett Gina G GG Folsom Charles G CG Lane Kimberly T KT
PloS one 20150629 6
β-glucuronidase is found as a functional homotetramer in a variety of organisms, including humans and other animals, as well as a number of bacteria. This enzyme is important in these organisms, catalyzing the hydrolytic removal of a glucuronide moiety from substrate molecules. This process serves to break down sugar conjugates in animals and provide sugars for metabolism in bacteria. While β-glucuronidase is primarily found as a homotetramer, previous studies have indicated that the human form ...[more]