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Levanase is a slime-dissolving enzyme of Rhodotorula species. Levanase performs random hydrolysis of β-2,6 fructofuranosyl linkages in β-2,6 fructans containing more than 3 fructose units[1].

[1] Mardo K, et, al. A Highly Active Endo-Levanase BT1760 of a Dominant Mammalian Gut Commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Cleaves Not Only Various Bacterial Levans, but Also Levan of Timothy Grass. PLoS One. 2017 Jan 19;12(1):e0169989. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0169989