The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_4_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
chitin-binding protein cbp21
".

Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 4: Chitin binding protein

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

Please note: EC annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Lytic chitin monooxygenase. [EC: 1.14.99.53]
((1->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)(n+m) + reduced acceptor + O(2) = ((1->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)(m-1)-(1->4)-2-(acetylamino)-2- deoxy-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + ((1->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)(n) + acceptor + H(2)O.
  • The enzyme cleaves chitin in an oxidative manner, releasing fragments of chitin with an N-acetylamino-D-glucono-1,5-lactone at the reducing end.
  • The initially formed lactone at the reducing end of the shortend chitin chain quickly hydrolyzes spontaneously to the aldonic acid.
  • In vitro ascorbate can serve as reducing agent.
1 A3KIM2
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