CAZy - Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes

CAZy ~ Carbohydrate-Active enZymes

The CAZy database describes the families of structurally-related catalytic and carbohydrate-binding modules (or functional domains) of enzymes that degrade, modify, or create glycosidic bonds.

What's new on CAZY :

Postdoctoral position(s)

Postdoctoral position(s) are available for candidates with bioinformatics background and programming experience in Perl and SQL (and a taste for carbohydrate-active enzymes and genome analysis !). Please contact Bernard Henrissat or Pedro Coutinho at for more details.

Commercial Enzyme Provider(s)

We are now providing links on a "family-by-family" basis to Commercial Enzyme Providers. These links are meant to facilitate the access to commercially available Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes using our nomenclature.

New Search and Sorting Features

One can search for CAZY Family pages using the Protein Accession (Genpept Accession, Uniprot Accession or PDB ID), Cazy family name or EC number. In addition, genomes can be searched using the NCBI TaxID. This search can be complemented by Google-based searches on the CAZy site.
On CAZY Family pages, data can be sorted, by clicking on the table header, or filtered, by entering text or a selection in a drop-down menu. Only available for Web browsers with JavaScript enabled.

The 25th International Carbohydrate Symposium

Citing the CAZy database

The Carbohydrate-Active EnZymes database (CAZy): an expert resource for Glycogenomics. [PMID: 18838391].
Cantarel BL, Coutinho PM, Rancurel C, Bernard T, Lombard V, Henrissat B (2009) Nucleic Acids Res 2009 Jan;37(Database issue):D233-8. Epub 2008 Oct 5.

Glycoside Hydrolases GlycosylTransferases Polysaccharide Lyases Carbohydrate Esterases Carbohydrate-Binding Modules

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