Perrakis, A, Tews, I, Dauter, Z, Oppenheim, A B, Chet, I, Wilson, K S and Vorgias, C E
Crystal structure of a bacterial chitinase at 2.3 A resolution.
Structure, 2, (12), . (doi:10.1016/S0969-2126(94)00119-7). (PMID:7704527).
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The reaction mechanism seems to be similar to that of lysozyme and most other glycosylhydrolases, i.e. general acid-base catalysis. The role of the amino-terminal domain could not be identified, but it has similarities to the fibronectin III domain. This domain may possibly facilitate the interaction of chitinase A with chitin.
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