| Activities in Sub Family | endo-β-1,4-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.4);endo-β-1,3(4)-glucanase / lichenase-laminarinase (EC 3.2.1.6);lichenase / endo-β-1,3-1,4-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.73);exo-β-1,4-glucanase / cellodextrinase (EC 3.2.1.74);cellobiohydrolase (EC 3.2.1.91) |
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| Mechanism | Retaining |
| Clan | GH-A |
| 3D Structure Status | ( β / α ) 8 barrel |
| Catalytic Nucleophile/Base | Glu (experimental) |
| Catalytic Proton Donor | Glu (experimental) |
| Note | Once known as cellulase family A; many members have been assigned to subfamilies as described by Aspeborg et al. (2012) BMC Evol Biol. 12(1):186 (PMID: 22992189). |
| External resources | CAZypedia; HOMSTRAD; PROSITE; |
| Commercial Enzyme Provider(s) | MEGAZYME; NZYTech; PROZOMIX; |
| Statistics | GenBank accession (58); Uniprot accession (14); PDB accession (3); 3D entries (1); cryst (0) |