Complex pectin metabolism by gut bacteria reveals novel catalytic functions

D. Ndeh,Artur Rogowski,Alan Cartmell,A.S. Luis,Arnaud Baslé,Joe Gray,I. Venditto,Jonathon A. Briggs,Xiaoyang Zhang,A. Labourel,Nicolas Terrapon,Fanny Buffetto,Sergey A. Nepogodiev,Yao Xiao,Robert A. Field,Y Zhu,Malcolm A. O’Neill,Breeanna R. Urbanowicz,William S. York,Gideon J. Davies,D. Wade Abbott,Marie-Christine Ralet,Eric C. Martens,Bernard Henrissat,Harry J. Gilbert

Complex pectin metabolism by gut bacteria reveals novel catalytic functions

2017

The hierarchical deconstruction of the complex pectic glycan rhamnogalacturonan-II by the human gut bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron reveals seven new families of glycoside hydrolases and three catalytic functions not previously observed.

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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
Glycan
Hydrolase
Pectin metabolism
Biochemistry
Carbohydrate metabolism
Bacteria
Catalysis
Biology
Glycoside hydrolase
Glycosidic bond
Metabolism
Enzyme

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