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CATH Superfamily 3.20.20.80

Glycosidases

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_2_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

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Glycosidases
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FunFam 52702: Glycosyl hydrolase family chitinase

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Chitinase. [EC: 3.2.1.14]
Random endo-hydrolysis of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide (1->4)-beta- linkages in chitin and chitodextrins.
  • The enzyme binds to chitin and randomly cleaves glycosidic linkages in chitin and chitodextrins in a non-processive mode, generating chitooligosaccharides and free ends on which exo-chitinases and exo- chitodextrinases can act.
  • Activity is greatly stimulated in the presence of EC 1.14.99.53, which attacks the crystalline structure of chitin and makes the polymer more accesible to the chitinase.
  • Cf. EC 3.2.1.202.
 71 A0A085PIF3 A0A085TCA1 A0A085TQQ0 A0A090KHK8 A0A090R2B8 A0A090RM90 A0A090T454 A0A0E4G6Z5 A0A0E4GJG0 A0A0H3AFN3
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