Function and Biology

Xylanase from Bacillus circulans mutant E78Q/Y69A bound to xylohexaose

Source organism: Niallia circulans subsp. circulans
Biochemical function: not assigned
Biological process: not assigned
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 3.2.1.8: Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase

Reaction catalysed:
Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-xylosidic linkages in xylans
Systematic name:
4-beta-D-xylan xylanohydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • 1,4-beta-D-xylan xylanohydrolase
  • 1,4-beta-xylan xylanohydrolase
  • Beta-1,4-xylan xylanohydrolase
  • Beta-1,4-xylanase
  • Beta-D-xylanase
  • Beta-xylanase
  • Endo-(1->4)-beta-xylanase(1->4)-beta-xylan 4-xylanohydrolase
  • Endo-1,4-beta-D-xylanase
  • Endo-1,4-xylanase
  • Endo-beta-1,4-xylanase
  • Xylanase

GO terms

Biochemical function:
  • not assigned
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00457
Domain description: Glycosyl hydrolases family 11
Occurring in:
  1. Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8qy1 contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF00457 (Glycosyl hydrolases family 11) in Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase. Showing 1 copy in chain A.