UniProt functional annotation for P0C2S3

UniProt code: P0C2S3.

Organism: Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Clostridium thermocellum).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Oscillospiraceae; Acetivibrio.
 
Function: This enzyme catalyzes the endohydrolysis of 1,4-beta- glucosidic linkages in cellulose, lichenin and cereal beta-D-glucans.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-glucosidic linkages in cellulose, lichenin and cereal beta-D-glucans.; EC=3.2.1.4;
Pathway: Glycan metabolism; cellulose degradation.
Miscellaneous: CelC has an unusual substrate range and displays features common to cellobiohydrolases by being able to cleave the agluconic bond of aryl-beta-glucosides.
Similarity: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 5 (cellulase A) family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.