Glycoside hydrolases and glycosyltransferases: families and functional modules

Authors
Bourne, Y Henrissat, B
Citation
Y. Bourne et B. Henrissat, Glycoside hydrolases and glycosyltransferases: families and functional modules, CURR OP STR, 11(5), 2001, pp. 593-600
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0959440X → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
593 - 600
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-440X(200110)11:5<593:GHAGFA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The past year has witnessed the expected increase in the number of solved s tructures of glycoside hydrolases and glycosyltransferases, and their const itutive modules. These structures show that, while glycoside hydrolases dis play an extraordinary variety of folds, glycosyltransferases and carbohydra te-binding modules appear to belong to a much smaller number of folding fam ilies.