Function and Biology

Crystal Structure of a Family 6 Carbohydrate-Binding Module from Clostridium cellulolyticum in complex with xylose

Source organism: Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum
Biochemical function: carbohydrate binding
Biological process: not assigned
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 3.2.1.46: Galactosylceramidase

Reaction catalysed:
D-galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine + H(2)O = D-galactose + N-acylsphingosine
Systematic name:
D-galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine galactohydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • Beta-galactocerebrosidase
  • Beta-galactosylceramidase
  • Ceramide galactosidase
  • Cerebroside beta-galactosidase
  • Cerebroside galactosidase
  • Galactocerebrosidase
  • Galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase
  • Galactocerebroside galactosidase
  • Galactocerebroside-beta-D-galactosidase
  • Galactocerebroside.beta-galactosidase
  • Galactosylceramidase I
  • Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase
  • Galactosylceramide.beta-galactosidase
  • Galactosylcerebrosidase
  • Galcerase
  • Lactosylceramidase
  • Lactosylceramidase I

EC 3.2.1.4: Cellulase

Reaction catalysed:
Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-glucosidic linkages in cellulose, lichenin and cereal beta-D-glucans
Systematic name:
4-beta-D-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • 1,4-(1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase
  • 9.5 cellulase
  • Alkali cellulase
  • Avicelase
  • Beta-1,4-endoglucan hydrolase
  • Beta-1,4-glucanase
  • Carboxymethyl cellulase
  • Celluase A
  • Celludextrinase
  • Cellulase A 3
  • Cellulosin AP
  • Endo-1,4-beta-D-glucanase
  • Endo-1,4-beta-D-glucanohydrolase
  • Endo-1,4-beta-glucanase
  • Endoglucanase
  • Endoglucanase D
  • Pancellase SS

GO terms

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF03422
Domain description: Carbohydrate binding module (family 6)
Occurring in:
  1. Galactosylceramidase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2v4v contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF03422 (Carbohydrate binding module (family 6)) in Galactosylceramidase. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR005084
Domain description: Carbohydrate binding module family 6
Occurring in:
  1. Galactosylceramidase
IPR008979
Domain description: Galactose-binding-like domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Galactosylceramidase
IPR006584
Domain description: Cellulose binding, type IV
Occurring in:
  1. Galactosylceramidase

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
2.60.120.260
Class: Mainly Beta
Architecture: Sandwich
Topology: Jelly Rolls
Homology: Galactose-binding domain-like
Occurring in:
  1. Galactosylceramidase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 2v4v contains 1 copy of CATH domain 2.60.120.260 (Jelly Rolls) in Galactosylceramidase. Showing 1 copy in chain A.