1a3h

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1a3h]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atcc_700163 Atcc 700163]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1A3H OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1A3H FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulase Cellulase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.2.1.4 3.2.1.4] </span></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1a3h FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1a3h OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1a3h PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1a3h RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1a3h PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1a3h ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

The enzymatic degradation of cellulose, by cellulases, is not only industrially important in the food, paper, and textile industries but also a potentially useful method for the environmentally friendly recycling of municipal waste. An understanding of the structural and mechanistic requirements for the hydrolysis of the beta-1,4 glycosidic bonds of cellulose is an essential prerequisite for beneficial engineering of cellulases for these processes. Cellulases have been classified into 13 of the 62 glycoside hydrolase families [Henrissat, B., and Bairoch, A. (1996) Biochem J. 316, 695-696]. The structure of the catalytic core of the family 5 endoglucanase, Ce15A, from the alkalophilic Bacillus agaradherans has been solved by multiple isomorphous replacement at 1.6 A resolution. Ce15A has the (alpha/beta)8 barrel structure and signature structural features typical of the grouping of glycoside hydrolase families known as clan GH-A, with the catalytic acid/base Glu 139 and nucleophile Glu 228 on barrel strands beta 4 and beta 7 as expected. In addition to the native enzyme, the 2.0 A resolution structure of the cellobiose-bound form of the enzyme has also been determined. Cellobiose binds preferentially in the -2 and -3 subsites of the enzyme. Kinetic studies on the isolated catalytic core domain of Ce15A, using a series of reduced cellodextrins as substrates, suggest approximately five to six binding sites, consistent with the shape and size of the cleft observed by crystallography.

 

== References ==

[[Category: Atcc 700163]]

[[Category: Cellulase]]

[[Category: Andersen, K]]

[[Category: Brzozowski, A M]]

[[Category: Davies, G J]]

[[Category: Schulein, M]]

[[Category: Hydrolase]]