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Evidence that family 35 carbohydrate binding modules display conserved specificity but divergent function.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 3 Mar 2009
Montanier Cedric, van Bueren Alicia Lammerts, Dumon Claire, Flint James E, Correia Marcia A, Prates Jose A, Firbank Susan J, Lewis Richard J, Grondin Gilles G, Ghinet Mariana G, Gloster Tracey M, Herve Cecile, Knox J Paul, Talbot Brian G, Turkenburg Johan P, Kerovuo Janne, Brzezinski Ryszard, Fontes Carlos M G A, Davies Gideon J, Boraston Alisdair B, Gilbert Harry J
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Enzymes that hydrolyze complex carbohydrates play important roles in numerous biological processes that result in the maintenance of marine and terrestrial life. These enzymes often contain noncatalytic carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) that have important substrate-targeting functions. In general, there is a tight correlation between the ligands recognized by bacterial CBMs and the substrate specificity of the...
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