Molecular and functional study of a branching sucraselike glucansucrase reveals an evolutionary intermediate between two subfamilies of the GH70 enzymes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2018, Pages

  Yan, Minghui ^a,c   Wang, Bing hua ^b   Xu, Xiaofen ^a   Chang, Peng ^d   Hang, Feng ^a,c   Wu, Zhengjun ^a,c   You, Chunping ^a,c   Liu, Zhenmin ^a,c  

^a Technical Center   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Branching sucrase; GH70 enzymes; Glucansucrase; Insoluble glucan; Intermediate; Leuconostoc mesenteroides

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; LACTIC ACID; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BRANCHING SUCRASE; GLUCANSUCRASE; INSOLUBLE GLUCAN; INTERMEDIATE; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

ENZYMES;

BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

ALTERNANSUCRASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLYCOSIDASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; SUCRASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUCRASE;

EID: 85045517262     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02810-17     Document Type: Article

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