Beta-glucuronidase

UniProtKB accession:  Q5LIC7

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UniProtKB description:  Displays beta-glucuronidase activity with the artificial substrate p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucuronide (PNPG). Is likely capable of scavenging glucuronate from a range of chemically distinct xenobiotic and endobiotic glucuronides present in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, to be able to utilize these diverse sources of carbon. As part of the GI microbiome, this enzyme would be able to reactivate glucuronide drug conjugates, such reactivated compounds can significantly damage the GI tract.