Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a heparin-sulfate lyase (EC 4.2.2.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionElimination of sulfate; appears to act on linkages between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and uronate. Product is an unsaturated sugar.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on polysaccharides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is heparin-sulfate lyase.