Description
O-Glycosidase releases unsubstituted Ser-and Thr-linked β-Gal-(1→3)-α-GalNAc (Core 1 type O-glycan) from glycoproteins. Substitutions of the disaccharide core with sialic acid, lactosamine (galactose-N-acetyl glucosamine), or fucose will block hydrolysis and prevent the liberation of the oligosaccharide from the protein. Pretreament with glycolytic enzymes to remove substituent saccharides from the O-glycan may be needed prior to cleavage using O-glycosidase.
Unit Definition
One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to remove 0.68 nmol of O-linked disaccharide from 5 mg of neuraminidase
digested, non-denatured fetuin in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 100 µl (1 unit of both O-Glycosidase and
PNGase F will remove equivalent molar amounts of O-linked disaccharides and N-linked oligosaccharides, respectively).