Exoglycosidases are glycoside hydrolase enzymes that cleave the glycosidic linkage of a terminal monosaccharide in an oligosaccharide or polysaccharide.
Because each residue is removed separately, a series of exoglycosidases, each one cleaving at a specific glycolic linkage, is needed.
These exoglycosidases can be used to remove a terminal sugar residue, to determine the sequence of a glycan, or for modifying glycans on glycoproteins.
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