Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology an alginate synthase (EC 2.4.1.33) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionGDP-D-mannuronate + (alginate)n GDP + (alginate)n+1Thus the two substrates of this enzyme are GDP-D-mannuronate and (alginate)n whereas its two products are GDP and (alginate)n+1.This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is GDP-D-mannuronate:alginate D-mannuronyltransferase.