IPR004866
Chitobiase/beta-hexosaminidases, N-terminal domain
InterPro entry
Short name | CHB/HEX_N_dom |
Overlapping homologous superfamilies |
Description
This domain is found in the N terminus of chitobiases and beta-hexosaminidases. It is composed of a β sandwich structure that is similar in structure to the cellulose binding domain of cellulase from Cellulomonas fimi
[1], suggesting that it may function as a carbohydrate-binding domain.
References
1.Bacterial chitobiase structure provides insight into catalytic mechanism and the basis of Tay-Sachs disease. Tews I, Perrakis A, Oppenheim A, Dauter Z, Wilson KS, Vorgias CE. Nat. Struct. Biol. 3, 638-48, (1996). View articlePMID: 8673609
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