CATH Classification
Level | CATH Code | Description |
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3 | Alpha Beta | |
3.10 | Roll | |
3.10.50 | Chitinase A; domain 3 | |
3.10.50.10 |
Domain Context
CATH Clusters
Superfamily | 3.10.50.10 |
Functional Family | Endochitinase B1 |
Enzyme Information
3.2.1.14 |
Chitinase.
based on mapping to UniProt P48827
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.
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UniProtKB Entries (1)
P48827 |
CHI42_TRIHA
Trichoderma harzianum
Endochitinase 42
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PDB Structure
PDB | 6EPB |
External Links | |
Method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
Organism | |
Primary Citation |
Use of chitin and chitosan to produce new chitooligosaccharides by chitinase Chit42: enzymatic activity and structural basis of protein specificity.
Microb. Cell Fact.
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