Protein
Acetylxylan esterase / glucomannan deacetylase
Organism
Cellvibrio japonicus (strain Ueda107)
Function
Involved in the degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides. Catalyzes the deacetylation of acetylated birchwood xylan and glucomannan, with a large preference for the latter, and of the synthetic substrate 4-nitrophenyl acetate (4-NPAc).
Similarity
Belongs to the carbohydrate esterase 2 (CE2) family.
Sequence
MKPHALIGLLAGMLLSSSLYAADSTKPLPLHIGGRVLVESPANQPVSYTYSWPAVYFETAFKGQSLTLKFDDDQNIFRLIVDDKAPVVINKPGKVDYPVESLAPGKHRVRLEKLTETQSTSGRFLGFYTDPSAKPLALPKRKRQIEFIGDSFTVGYGNTSPSRECTDEELFKTTNSQMAFGPLTAKAFDADYQINASSGFGIVRNYNGTSPDKSLLSLYPYTLNNPDQLYHNKHWKPQVIVIGLGTNDFSTALNDNERWKTREALHADYVANYVKFVKQLHSNNARAQFILMNSDQSNGEIAEQVGKVVAQLKGGGLHQVEQIVFKGLDYSGCHWHPSANDDQLLANLLITHLQQKKGIW