CATH Classification
| Level | CATH Code | Description | 
|---|---|---|
|   | 3 | Alpha Beta | 
|   | 3.20 | Alpha-Beta Barrel | 
|   | 3.20.20 | TIM Barrel | 
|   | 3.20.20.80 | Glycosidases | 
Domain Context
CATH Clusters
| Superfamily | Glycosidases | 
| Functional Family | Chitotriosidase-1 | 
Enzyme Information
| 3.2.1.14 | Chitinase. based on mapping to UniProt Q13231 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. | 
UniProtKB Entries (1)
| Q13231 | CHIT1_HUMAN Homo sapiens Chitotriosidase-1 | 
PDB Structure
| PDB | 4WJX | 
| External Links | |
| Method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 
| Organism | |
| Primary Citation | New insights into the enzymatic mechanism of human chitotriosidase (CHIT1) catalytic domain by atomic resolution X-ray diffraction and hybrid QM/MM Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.D | 
