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Glycoside Hydrolase Family 93
- Author: Annabelle Varrot
- Responsible Curator: Annabelle Varrot
| Glycoside Hydrolase Family GH93 | |
| Clan | GH-E |
| Mechanism | retaining |
| Active site residues | known |
| CAZy DB link | |
| http://www.cazy.org/fam/GH93.html | |
Substrate specificities
The characterized member of family 93 are known to hydrolyse α-1,5-L-arabinan. EC:3.2.1-
Kinetics and Mechanism
GH93 enzymes are exoenzymes which only release arabinobiose from the non-reducing end. 1 2