CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 1, 4-beta cellobiohydrolase
Functional Family Glucanase

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.91
Cellulose 1,4-beta-cellobiosidase (non-reducing end).
based on mapping to UniProt Q9C1S9
Hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-glucosidic linkages in cellulose and cellotetraose, releasing cellobiose from the non-reducing ends of the chains.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9C1S9
GUX6_HUMIN
Humicola insolens
Exoglucanase-6A

PDB Structure

PDB 2BVW
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Aspergillus
Primary Citation
Structural changes of the active site tunnel of Humicola insolens cellobiohydrolase, Cel6A, upon oligosaccharide binding.
Varrot, A., Schulein, M., Davies, G.J.
Biochemistry