ArfI and arfII, two genes encoding alpha-L-arabinofuranosidases in Cytophaga xylanolytica.
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SUBMITTER: Kim KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC106251 | biostudies-literature | 1998 May
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arfI and arfII, two genes encoding alpha-L-arabinofuranosidases in Cytophaga xylanolytica.
Kim K S KS Lilburn T G TG Renner M J MJ Breznak J A JA
Applied and environmental microbiology 19980501 5
arfI encoded the 57.7-kDa subunit of Cytophaga xylanolytica arabinofuranosidase I (ArfI). arfII encoded a 59.2-kDa subunit of ArfII. Products of both cloned genes liberated arabinose from arabinan and arabinoxylan. The deduced amino acid sequences of ArfI and ArfII revealed numerous regions that were identical to each other and to regions of homologous proteins from Bacteroides ovatus, Bacillus subtilis, and Clostridium stercorarium. ...[more]
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