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General acid/base

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Overview

The term catalytic acid/base refers to an amino acid residue in a glycoside hydrolase or a related enzyme that participates in the mechanism of hydrolysis by removing or adding a proton. The mechanism may be a retaining or inverting mechanism.

Retaining glycosidase mechanism 1.png

Methods for indentifying the catalytic acid/base

References

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