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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41) is a well known starch-debranching enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of alpha-1,6-glycosidic linkages in alpha-glucans such as starch and pullulan. Crystal structures of a type I pullulanase from Paenibacillus barengoltzii (PbPulA) and of PbPulA in complex with maltopentaose (G5), maltohexaose (G6)/alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD) and beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) were determined in order to better understand substrate binding to this enzyme. PbPulA belongs to glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 13 subfamily 14 and is composed of three domains (CBM48, A and C). Three carbohydrate-binding sites identified in PbPulA were located in CBM48, near the active site and in domain C, respectively. The binding site in CBM48 was specific for beta-CD, while that in domain C has not been reported for other pullulanases. The domain C binding site had higher affinity for alpha-CD than for G6; a small motif (FGGEH) seemed to be one of the major determinants for carbohydrate binding in this domain. Structure-based mutations of several surface-exposed aromatic residues in CBM48 and domain C had a debilitating effect on the activity of the enzyme. These results suggest that both CBM48 and domain C play a role in binding substrates. The crystal forms described contribute to the understanding of pullulanase domain-carbohydrate interactions.

Structural basis of carbohydrate binding in domain C of a type I pullulanase from Paenibacillus barengoltzii.,Huang P, Wu S, Yang S, Yan Q, Jiang Z Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol. 2020 May 1;76(Pt 5):447-457. doi:, 10.1107/S205979832000409X. Epub 2020 Apr 23. PMID:32355041^[1]

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