METHOD FOR DIGESTING POLYSACCHARIDES AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM

摘要

A compound having endolytic enzymatic activity against polysaccharides having the subunit backbone structure: 1 2 ?3)-.beta.-D-Glc-(1?4)-.beta.-D-GlcA-(1?4)-.beta.-D-Glc-(1?4)-.alpha.-L-X-(1? (I) wherein Glc is glucose, GlcA is glucuronic acid, Rha is rhamnose, Man is mannose, X may be Rha or Man, and wherein the reducing end of the polymer is toward the X residue of the backbone is disclosed. A method for producing the compound by culturing a selected organism, the method for selecting the organism and method for using the compound are also disclosed.