CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Immunoglobulins
Functional Family Beta-galactosidase

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.23
Beta-galactosidase.
based on mapping to UniProt P00722
Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing beta-D-galactose residues in beta-D- galactosides.
-!- Some enzymes in this group hydrolyze alpha-L-arabinosides; some animal enzymes also hydrolyze beta-D-fucosides and beta-D-glucosides (cf. EC 3.2.1.108).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P00722
BGAL_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Beta-galactosidase

PDB Structure

PDB 1JZ8
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
A Structural View of the Action of Escherichia Coli (Lacz) Beta-Galactosidase
Juers, D.H., Heightman, T.D., Vasella, A., McCarter, J.D., Mackenzie, L., Withers, S.G., Matthews, B.W.
Biochemistry