Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10872353 | FEBS Letters | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Three acetyl esterases (AcEs) from the saprophytic bacteria Cellvibrio japonicus and Clostridium thermocellum, members of the carbohydrate esterase (CE) family 2, were tested for their activity against a series of model substrates including partially acetylated gluco-, manno- and xylopyranosides. All three enzymes showed a strong preference for deacetylation of the 6-position in aldohexoses. This regioselectivity is different from that of typical acetylxylan esterases (AcXEs). In aqueous medium saturated with vinyl acetate, the CE-2 enzymes catalyzed transacetylation to the same position, i.e., to the primary hydroxyl group of mono- and disaccharides. Xylose and xylooligosaccharides did not serve as acetyl group acceptors, therefore the CE-2 enzymes appear to be 6-O-deacetylases.
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Authors
Evangelos Topakas, Sarantos Kyriakopoulos, Peter Biely, Ján Hirsch, Christina Vafiadi, Paul Christakopoulos,