Tags: Enzyme.
For beta-glucuronidase see Beta-glucuronidaseIn enzymology an alpha-glucuronidase (EC 3.2.1.139) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionan alpha-D-glucuronoside + H2O an alcohol + D-glucuronateThus the two substrates of this enzyme are alpha-D-glucuronoside and H2O whereas its two products are alcohol and D-glucuronate.This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases to be specific those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds.