Structural insights into glycoside hydrolase family 32 and 68 enzymes: Functional implications

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 727-740

  Lammens, Willem ^a,b   Le Roy, Katrien ^a   Schroeven, Lindsey ^a   Van Laere, André ^a   Rabijns, Anja ^b   Van Den Ende, Wim ^a  

^a Faculteit Wetenschappen   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

fructosidase; Clan GH J; Exo inulinase; Fructan exohydrolase; Glycoside hydrolase family 32; Glycoside hydrolase family 68; Invertase; Levansucrase

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE; TRYPTOPHAN;

CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 62349102392     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern333     Document Type: Review

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