Essentiality of a newly identified carbohydrate-binding module for the function of CelB (BH0603) from the alkaliphilic bacterium Bacillus halodurans.

ABSTRACT: CelB (BH0603) from Bacillus halodurans is a modular glycoside hydrolase with a family 5 catalytic module, an immunoglobulin-like module, and module PfamB of unknown function. The recombinant PfamB module bound to Avicel and was essential for CelB hydrolytic function. We propose that module PfamB be designated a new carbohydrate-binding module.

SUBMITTER: Wamalwa BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1610286 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature