xyloglucan + H₂O $rightleftharpoons$ xyloglucan oligosaccharides

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are xyloglucan and H₂O, whereas its product is xyloglucan oligosaccharides.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is [(1->6)-alpha-D-xylo]-(1->4)-beta-D-glucan glucanohydrolase. Other names in common use include XEG, xyloglucan endo-beta-1,4-glucanase, xyloglucanase, xyloglucanendohydrolase, XH, and 1,4-beta-D-glucan glucanohydrolase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 15 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .

References

• Darvill A "A xyloglucan-specific endo-beta-1,4-glucanase from Aspergillus aculeatus: expression cloning in yeast, purification and characterization of the recombinant enzyme". Glycobiology. 9 93–100.
• Sinitsyn AP "Specific xyloglucanases as a new class of polysaccharide-degrading enzymes". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1674 268–81.

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