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Mannose foraging by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron: structure and specificity of the beta-mannosidase, BtMan2A.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 13 Apr 2007
Tailford Louise E, Money Victoria A, Smith Nicola L, Dumon Claire, Davies Gideon J, Gilbert Harry J
Abstract excerpt
The human colonic bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, which plays an important role in maintaining human health, produces an extensive array of exo-acting glycoside hydrolases (GH), including 32 family GH2 glycoside hydrolases. Although it is likely that these enzymes enable the organism to utilize dietary and host glycans as major nutrient sources, the biochemical properties of these GH2 glycoside hydrolases...
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