CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily alpha/beta hydrolase
Functional Family Feruloyl esterase A

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.73
Feruloyl esterase.
based on mapping to UniProt O42807
Feruloyl-polysaccharide + H(2)O = ferulate + polysaccharide.
-!- Catalyzes the hydrolysis of the 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamoyl (feruloyl) group from an esterified sugar, which is usually arabinose in 'natural' substrates. -!- p-nitrophenol acetate and methyl ferulate are poorer substrates. -!- All microbial ferulate esterases are secreted into the culture medium. -!- They are sometimes called hemicellulase accessory enzymes, since they help xylanases and pectinases to break down plant cell wall hemicellulose.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

O42807
FAEA_ASPNG
Aspergillus niger
Feruloyl esterase A

PDB Structure

PDB 2IX9
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Respective Importance of Protein Folding and Glycosylation in the Thermal Stability of Recombinant Feruloyl Esterase A.
Benoit, I., Asther, M., Sulzenbacher, G., Record, E., Marmuse, L., Parsiegla, G., Gimbert, I., Asther, M., Bignon, C.
FEBS Lett.