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<StructureSection load=' | <StructureSection load='1w2t' size='340' side='right' caption='Invertase complex with fructose (PDB code [[3kf3]]).' scene=''> | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Invertase''' (INV) catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose<ref>PMID:4963242</ref>. INV is produced by bees which use it to make honey from nectar. '''Cell-wall INV''' is crucial for metabolism, growth and differentiation in plants<ref>PMID:24646208</ref>. For details in Hebrew see [[Invertase (Hebrew)]]. | '''Invertase''' (INV) catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose<ref>PMID:4963242</ref>. INV is produced by bees which use it to make honey from nectar. '''Cell-wall INV''' is crucial for metabolism, growth and differentiation in plants<ref>PMID:24646208</ref>. For details in Hebrew see [[Invertase (Hebrew)]]. | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
INV is used in the food industry to produce fructose which is sweeter and does not crystallize easily. | INV is used in the food industry to produce fructose which is sweeter and does not crystallize easily. | ||
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
The active site pocket of INV contains the catalytic residues Asp and Glu<ref>PMID:16411890</ref>. | |||
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
