Κ-Carrageenase

κ-Carrageenase (, κ-carrageenan 4-β- D -glycanohydrolase) is an enzyme with systematic name κ-carrageenan 4-β- D -glycanohydrolase (configuration-retaining). It catalyses the endohydrolysis of (1→4)-β- D -linkages between D -galactose 4-sulfate and 3,6-anhydro- D -galactose in κ-carrageenans

The main products of hydrolysis are neocarrabiose-sulfate and neocarratetraose-sulfate.