Paenibacillus sp. TS12 glucosylceramidase: kinetic studies of a novel sub-family of family 3 glycosidases and identification of the catalytic residues.

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GCase (glucosylceramidase) from Paenibacillus sp. TS12, a family 3 glycosidase, hydrolyses the beta-glycosidic linkage of glucosylceramide with retention of anomeric configuration via a two-step, double-displacement mechanism. Two carboxyl residues are essential for catalysis, one functioning as a nucleophile and the other as a general acid/base catalyst. p-nitrophenyl beta-D-glucopyranoside [K(m)=0.27+/-0.02 mM...

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