Gut microbes have enzymes that break down the heavily glycosylated mucin protein of host animals, but known enzymes recognize only one glycan chain. Now, bioinformatic exploration has uncovered a family of mucinases that targets dense sugar residues.
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Fushinobu, S. Taking a walk to find new mucinases. Nat Catal 7, 345–346 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-024-01145-0
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