CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily alpha/beta hydrolase
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.72
Acetylxylan esterase.
based on mapping to UniProt O59893
Deacetylation of xylans and xylo-oligosaccharides.
-!- Catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetyl groups from polymeric xylan, acetylated xylose, acetylated glucose, alpha-napthyl acetate, p-nitrophenyl acetate but not from triacetylglycerol. -!- Does not act on acetylated mannan or pectin.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

O59893
AXE2_TALPU
Talaromyces purpureogenus
Acetylxylan esterase 2

PDB Structure

PDB 1G66
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Multiple conformations of catalytic serine and histidine in acetylxylan esterase at 0.90 A.
Ghosh, D., Sawicki, M., Lala, P., Erman, M., Pangborn, W., Eyzaguirre, J., Gutierrez, R., Jornvall, H., Thiel, D.J.
J.Biol.Chem.