ENTRY EC 3.2.1.21
NAME beta-Glucosidase
Gentiobiase
Cellobiase
CLASS Hydrolases
Glycosidases
Hydrolysing O-glycosyl compounds
SYSNAME beta-D-Glucoside glucohydrolase
REACTION Hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing beta-D-glucose residues with
release of beta-D-glucose.
SUBSTRATE beta-D-Glucoside
beta-D-Galactoside
alpha-L-Arabinoside
beta-D-Xyloside
H2O
beta-D-Fucoside
PRODUCT beta-D-Glucose
COMMENT Wide specificity for beta-D-glucosides. Some examples also
hydrolyse one or more of the following: beta-D-galactosides,
alpha-L-arabinosides, beta-D-xylosides, beta-D-fucoside.
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00052 Galactose metabolism
PATH: MAP00360 Phenylalanine metabolism
PATH: MAP00460 Cyanoamino acid metabolism
PATH: MAP00500 Starch and sucrose metabolism
MOTIF PS: PS00572 [LIVMFSTC]-[LIVFYS]-[LIV]-[LIVMST]-E-N-G-[LIVMFAR]-
[CSAGN]
PS: PS00653 F-x-[FYWM]-[GSTA]-x-[GSTA]-x-[GSTA](2)-[FYNH]-[NQ]-x-E-
x-[GSTA]
PS: PS00775 [LIVM](2)-[KR]-x-[EQK]-x(4)-G-[LIVMFT]-[LIVT]-[LIVMF]-
[ST]-D-x(2)-[AGN]
GENES ECO: b2132(bglX)
BSU: bglH ybbD(yzbA) yckE
SYN: sll1538(bgl)
HSA: GBA(GLUC)
STRUCTURES PDB: 1CBG
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.2.1.21
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.2.1.21
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