Glycoside Hydrolase Family 32

• Author: Mirjam Czjzek
• Responsible Curator: Mirjam Czjzek

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Glycoside Hydrolase Family GH32
Clan	GH-J
Mechanism	retaining
Active site residues	known
CAZy DB link
http://www.cazy.org/fam/GH32.html

Substrate specificities

Family GH32 contains one of the earliest described enzyme activities, namely that of 'inverting' sucrose or invertase, discovered in the second half of the 19th century [1].

Family Firsts

First sterochemistry determination

Cite some reference here, with a short explanation [1].

First catalytic nucleophile identification

First general acid/base residue identification

First 3-D structure

References

1. O'Sullivan, C., and Tompson, F. W. (1890) J. Chem. Soc. 57, 854-870