Lexicon

The pages listed below comprise a lexicon of key terms and concepts in CAZypedia. Specifically, the aim of the lexicon is to provide a precise definition of various specialized terms unique to carbohydrate chemistry [1, 2], as well as a general overview of the catalytic mechanisms of the major CAZyme classes [3, 4, 5, 6].

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Curator Approved

There are currently 24 Curator Approved^(definition) Glycoside Hydrolase Family pages in CAZypedia.

• Absolute configuration (D/L nomenclature)
• Alpha-glucan lyases
• Anomeric centre (alpha and beta)
• Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meetings
• Carbohydrate-active enzymes
• Carbohydrate-binding modules
• Catalytic nucleophile
• Cellulosome
• Conformational itinerary
• Conformational nomenclature
• General acid/base
• Glycoside hydrolases
• Glycosyltransferases
• Oxazolinium ion
• Oxocarbenium ion
• Phosphorylases
• Polysaccharide epimerases
• Reaction intermediate
• Sequence-based classification
• Sub-site nomenclature
• Surface Binding Site
• Syn/anti lateral protonation
• Transglycosylases
• Transition state

Under construction

There are currently 1 Glycoside Hydrolase Family pages under construction^(definition) in CAZypedia.

• Polysaccharide Lyases

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References

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1. Robert V. Stick and Spencer J. Williams. (2009) Carbohydrates. Elsevier Science.
2. P. M. Collins and Robert J. Ferrier. (1995-07-05) Monosaccharides. John Wiley & Sons.

5. Sinnott, M.L. (1990) Catalytic mechanisms of enzymic glycosyl transfer. Chem. Rev. 90, 1171-1202. DOI: 10.1021/cr00105a006