1gqi

Structural highlights

Function

AGUA_CELJU Alpha-glucuronidase involved in the hydrolysis of xylan, a major structural heterogeneous polysaccharide found in plant biomass representing the second most abundant polysaccharide in the biosphere, after cellulose. It catalyzes the cleavage of the alpha-1,2-glycosidic bond at the non-reducing end of 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronic acid (4-O-MeGlcA) side chain of short xylooligosaccharides and releases 4-O-methylglucuronic acid. It can also hydrolyze small soluble oligosaccharides such as dobiouronic acid, aldotriouronic acid, aldotetraouronic acid, and aldopentaouronic acid.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Glucuronisidase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Nurizzo D, Nagy T, Gilbert HJ, Davies GJ. The structural basis for catalysis and specificity of the Pseudomonas cellulosa alpha-glucuronidase, GlcA67A. Structure. 2002 Apr;10(4):547-56. PMID:11937059
2. ↑ Nagy T, Emami K, Fontes CM, Ferreira LM, Humphry DR, Gilbert HJ. The membrane-bound alpha-glucuronidase from Pseudomonas cellulosa hydrolyzes 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronoxylooligosaccharides but not 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronoxylan. J Bacteriol. 2002 Sep;184(17):4925-9. PMID:12169619
3. ↑ Nagy T, Nurizzo D, Davies GJ, Biely P, Lakey JH, Bolam DN, Gilbert HJ. The alpha-glucuronidase, GlcA67A, of Cellvibrio japonicus utilizes the carboxylate and methyl groups of aldobiouronic acid as important substrate recognition determinants. J Biol Chem. 2003 May 30;278(22):20286-92. Epub 2003 Mar 24. PMID:12654910 doi:10.1074/jbc.M302205200