The families of carbohydrate-active enzymes in the genomic era

A novel classification scheme for glycoside hydrolases was introduced in 1991 to overcome some of the limitations of the classical EC number system. The new system, based on amino acid sequence similarities, was subsequently extended to other carbohydrate-active enzymes such as the glycosyltransfera...

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Published in:Journal of Applied Glycoscience 2003/04/20, Vol.50(2), pp.241-244
Main Authors: Coutinho, P.M. (Universites de Marseille I and II (France)), Deleury, E, Henrissat, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AMINO ACID SEQUENCES
CLASSIFICATION
glycoside hydrolase
GLYCOSIDES
glycosyltransferase
GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES
HYDROLASES
LYASES
polysaccharide lyase
POLYSACCHARIDES
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Summary:A novel classification scheme for glycoside hydrolases was introduced in 1991 to overcome some of the limitations of the classical EC number system. The new system, based on amino acid sequence similarities, was subsequently extended to other carbohydrate-active enzymes such as the glycosyltransferases and the polysaccharide lyases. Here we examine the current status of this classification scheme which provides a unified framework for the analysis of the structures and mechanisms of carbohydrate-active enzymes in the genomic era.
ISSN:1344-7882
1880-7291
DOI:10.5458/jag.50.241