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Literature summary for 3.2.1.14 extracted from

  • Gao, J.; Bauer, M.W.; Shockley, K.R.; Pysz, M.A.; Kelly, R.M.
    Growth of hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus on chitin involves two family 18 chitinases (2003), Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 69, 3119-3128.
    View publication on PubMedView publication on EuropePMC

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
expression in Escherichia coli Pyrococcus furiosus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
39700
-
x * 39700, calculated from sequence Pyrococcus furiosus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Pyrococcus furiosus Q8U1H4
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-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
colloidal chitin + H2O the enzyme is twice as active on colloidal chitin than on untreted chitin. It cleaves internal beta-1,4 glycosidic linkages in chitooligosaccharides randomly Pyrococcus furiosus ?
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?
crab shell chitin + H2O the enzyme cleaves internal beta-1,4 glycosidic linkages in chitooligosaccharides randomly Pyrococcus furiosus ?
-
?
GlcNAcbeta(1-4)GlcNAcbeta(1-4)GlcNAcbeta(1-4)GlcNAc + H2O
-
Pyrococcus furiosus ?
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?
GlcNAcbeta(1-4)GlcNAcbeta(1-4)GlcNAcbeta(1-4)GlcNAcbeta(1-4)GlcNAcbeta(1-4)GlcNAc + H2O
-
Pyrococcus furiosus ?
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?
additional information no activity toward 4-nitrophenyl-N-acetylglucosamine and chitooligomers smaller than chitotetraose Pyrococcus furiosus ?
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?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 39700, calculated from sequence Pyrococcus furiosus

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
ChiA
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Pyrococcus furiosus

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
101
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melting temperature Pyrococcus furiosus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6
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-
Pyrococcus furiosus