CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily alpha/beta hydrolase
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.72
Acetylxylan esterase.
based on mapping to UniProt O59893
Deacetylation of xylans and xylo-oligosaccharides.
-!- Catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetyl groups from polymeric xylan, acetylated xylose, acetylated glucose, alpha-napthyl acetate, p-nitrophenyl acetate but not from triacetylglycerol. -!- Does not act on acetylated mannan or pectin.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

O59893
AXE2_TALPU
Talaromyces purpureogenus
Acetylxylan esterase 2

PDB Structure

PDB 1BS9
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Determination of a protein structure by iodination: the structure of iodinated acetylxylan esterase.
Ghosh, D., Erman, M., Sawicki, M., Lala, P., Weeks, D.R., Li, N., Pangborn, W., Thiel, D.J., Jornvall, H., Gutierrez, R., Eyzaguirre, J.
Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.D
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