Reaction: Hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing α-D-xylose residues with release of α-D-xylose.
Other name(s): α-xylosidase
Systematic name: α-D-xyloside xylohydrolase
Comments: The enzyme catalyses hydrolysis of a terminal, unsubstituted xyloside at the extreme reducing end of a xylogluco-oligosaccharide. Representative α-xylosidases from glycoside hydrolase family 31 utilize a two-step (double-displacement) mechanism involving a covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate, and retain the anomeric configuration of the product.
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References:
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