A scheme for designating enzymes that hydrolyse the polysaccharides in the cell walls of plants

FEBS Letters

Warren, R.A.J²  Teeri, T.T¹  Henrissat, B³ 

[1] Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Biochemistry, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada;Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, C.N.R.S., P.O. Box 53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France

关键词: Enzyme nomenclature;    Structure;    Glycosyl hydrolase;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0014-5793(98)00265-8

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

A scheme is proposed for designating enzymes that hydrolyse the polysaccharides in the cell walls of plants. These enzymes are predominantly β-1,4-glycanases. The scheme is based on the classification of the catalytic domains of glycoside hydrolases into families of related amino acid sequences. The new designation for an enzyme indicates its family and, because all members of a family have these characteristics in common, its three-dimensional fold and stereospecificity of hydrolysis. The scheme is intended to simplify comparison of the systems of enzymes produced by different microorganisms for the hydrolysis of plant cell walls.

【 授权许可】

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