Lactamasen
Lactamasen is a proposed lactose hydrolase described in speculative literature as an alternative enzyme to the well known lactase (β-galactosidase). The term appears in discussions of lactose metabolism in non-standard microbial communities and in theoretical biocatalysis studies exploring different pathways for lactose breakdown.
In the hypothetical model, Lactamasen catalyzes the hydrolysis of the β-1,4-glycosidic bond in lactose to glucose
Structural predictions place Lactamasen in a glycoside hydrolase-like fold, with a catalytic motif resembling DXD and
Evidence for Lactamasen remains unsettled. No widely accepted biochemical characterization or gene identification is available, and
If validated, Lactamasen could inform engineered lactose-processing pathways for dairy processing, biosensors, or biocatalysis at novel