The tertiary structure of a bacterial cellulase determined by small-angle X-ray-scattering analysis.
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ABSTRACT: CenA from Cellulomonas fimi is a beta-1,4-endoglucanase that binds tightly to cellulose. X-ray-scattering analyses show that the enzyme is tadpole-shaped: the previously identified catalytic and cellulose-binding domains comprise the head and tail respectively. It appears that this structural and functional organization is common to several cellulases from bacteria and fungi.
SUBMITTER: Pilz I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1149546 | biostudies-other | 1990 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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