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IPR001701

Glycoside hydrolase family 9

InterPro entry
Short nameGlyco_hydro_9
Overlapping
homologous
superfamilies
 

Description

O-Glycosyl hydrolases (
3.2.1.
) are a widespread group of enzymes that hydrolyse the glycosidic bond between two or more carbohydrates, or between a carbohydrate and a non-carbohydrate moiety. A classification system for glycosyl hydrolases, based on sequence similarity, has led to the definition of 85 different families
[2, 1]
. This classification is available on the CAZy (CArbohydrate-Active EnZymes) website.

Glycoside hydrolase family 9
GH9
comprises enzymes with several known activities; endoglucanase (
3.2.1.4
); cellobiohydrolase (
3.2.1.91
). These enzymes were formerly known as cellulase family E.

References

1.Structures and mechanisms of glycosyl hydrolases. Davies G, Henrissat B. Structure 3, 853-9, (1995). View articlePMID: 8535779

2.Conserved catalytic machinery and the prediction of a common fold for several families of glycosyl hydrolases. Henrissat B, Callebaut I, Fabrega S, Lehn P, Mornon JP, Davies G. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92, 7090-4, (1995). View articlePMID: 7624375

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