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Table 3 Summary of activities associated with CAZy enzyme families described in this study

From: Mining for hemicellulases in the fungus-growing termite Pseudacanthotermes militaris using functional metagenomics

CAZY family

Known activitiesa,b

GH1

β- d -glucosidase; β-d-galactosidase; β-d-mannosidase; cellobiase; 6-phospho-d-glucosidase; 6-phospho-d-galactosidase

GH3

β- d -glucosidase; β-d-xylosidase; α-l-arabinofuranosidase, chitosanase

GH5

Endo-β-d-glucanase; endo-β-d-mannanase; Endo-β-d-xylanase

GH8

Chitosanase; endo-β- d -glucanase; exo-β-d-xylanase; endo-β-d-xylanase;

GH10

Endo-β- d -xylanase

GH11

Endo-β- d -xylanase

GH13

α-D-glucan-modifying activities (e.g. α-amylases)

GH36

α- d -galactosidase; α-N-galactosaminidase; raffinose synthase; stachyose synthase

GH43

Endo-β-d-xylanase, β-d-xylosidase, α-l-arabinofuranosidase, α-l-arabinanase

GH51

α- l -arabinofuranosidase; endo-β-d-glucanase

GH78

α- l -rhamnosidase

GH88

d-4,5-unsaturated-β-glucuronyl hydrolase

GH94

Cellobiose phosphorylase; Cellodextrin phosphorylase; chitobiose phosphorylase; laminaribiose phosphorylase; cyclic β-1,2-glucan synthase;

GH97

α-glucosidase; α-galactosidase

GH99

Glycoprotein α-1,2-mannosidase

GH109

α-N-acetylgalactosaminidase

GH115

Xylan α-1,2- glucuronidase; α-(4-O-methyl) - glucuronidase

GH116

β-d-glucosidase; β-d-xylosidase

CE1

Acetyl xylan esterase; feruloyl esterase; cinnamoyl esterase ; carboxyl esterase, S-formylglutathione hydrolase

CE4

Chitin deacetylase; chitooligosaccharide deacetylase; Acetyl xylan esterase; cpeptidoglycan GlcNac deacetylase; peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramic deacetylase

GT2

A variety of transferases, including glucosyl, galactosyl, N-acetylglucosamine, and acetylgalactosamine transferases

GT4

A variety of transferases, including glucosyl, galactosyl, mannosyl, N-acetylglucosamine, and acetylgalactosamine transferases

GT84

Cyclic β-1,2-glucan synthase

  1. a. Characterized enzymes listed in the CAZy database (http://www.cazy.org); b. bold lettering indicates a dominant activity.