CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glycosidases
Functional Family Beta-hexosaminidase A

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.52
Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase.
based on mapping to UniProt P06865
Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-hexosamine residues in N-acetyl-beta-D-hexosaminides.
-!- Acts on N-acetylglucosides and N-acetylgalactosides. -!- Formerly EC 3.2.1.29 and EC 3.2.1.30.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P06865
HEXA_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Beta-hexosaminidase subunit alpha

PDB Structure

PDB 2GJX
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystallographic structure of human beta-Hexosaminidase A: Interpretation of Tay-Sachs Mutations and Loss of GM2 Ganglioside Hydrolysis
Lemieux, M.J., Mark, B.L., Cherney, M.M., Withers, S.G., Mahuran, D.J., James, M.N.G.
J.Mol.Biol.