Carbohydrate esterases of family 2 are 6-O-deacetylases

Autor: Paul Christakopoulos, Christina Vafiadi, Peter Biely, Ján Hirsch, Sarantos Kyriakopoulos, Evangelos Topakas
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: FEBS Letters. 584:543-548
ISSN: 0014-5793
Popis: Three acetyl esterases (AcEs) from the saprophytic bacteria Cellvibrio japonicus and Clostridium thermocellum, members of the carbohydrate esterase (CE) family 2, were tested for their activity against a series of model substrates including partially acetylated gluco-, manno- and xylopyranosides. All three enzymes showed a strong preference for deacetylation of the 6-position in aldohexoses. This regioselectivity is different from that of typical acetylxylan esterases (AcXEs). In aqueous medium saturated with vinyl acetate, the CE-2 enzymes catalyzed transacetylation to the same position, i.e., to the primary hydroxyl group of mono- and disaccharides. Xylose and xylooligosaccharides did not serve as acetyl group acceptors, therefore the CE-2 enzymes appear to be 6-O-deacetylases.
Databáze: OpenAIRE