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Heterologous expression, purification, crystallization, X-ray analysis and phasing of the acetyl xylan esterase from Bacillus pumilus.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 15 May 2005
Krastanova Ivet, Guarnaccia Corrado, Zahariev Sotir, Degrassi Giuliano, Lamba Doriano
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus pumilus PS213 acetyl xylan esterase (AXE) acts as an accessory enzyme in the plant cell wall hemicellulose biodegradation pathway. It belongs to the carbohydrate esterase family 7 and hydrolyses the ester linkages of the acetyl groups in position 2 and/or 3 of the xylose moieties of the acetylated xylan fragments from hardwood. The enzyme displays activity towards a broad range of acetylated compounds...
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