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The celA gene, encoding a glycosyl hydrolase family 3 beta-glucosidase in Azospirillum irakense, is required for optimal growth on cellobiosides.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 May 2001
Faure D, Henrissat B, Ptacek D, Bekri M A, Vanderleyden J
Abstract excerpt
The CelA beta-glucosidase of Azospirillum irakense, belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family 3 (GHF3), preferentially hydrolyzes cellobiose and releases glucose units from the C(3), C(4), and C(5) oligosaccharides. The growth of a DeltacelA mutant on these cellobiosides was affected. In A. irakense, the GHF3 beta-glucosidases appear to be functional alternatives for the GHF1 beta-glucosidases in the assimilation of...
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