trehalase (alpha,alpha-trehalose glucohydrolase, TREH, TREA)

Function

• intestinal trehalase is probably involved in hydrolysis of ingested trehalose

alpha,alpha-trehalose + H2O <--> 2 D-glucose

Structure

• homodimer, disulfide-linked (putative)
• belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 37 family

Compartment

• cell membrane, lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor

More general terms

• disaccharidase
• glypiated protein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/275360
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O43280.html