| UniProt functional annotation for Q9UV68 | |||
| UniProt code: Q9UV68. |
| Organism: | Neocallimastix patriciarum (Rumen fungus). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Fungi; Fungi incertae sedis; Chytridiomycota; Chytridiomycota incertae sedis; Neocallimastigomycetes; Neocallimastigales; Neocallimastigaceae; Neocallimastix. | |
| Function: | Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase involved in the hydrolysis of xylan, a major structural heterogeneous polysaccharide found in plant biomass representing the second most abundant polysaccharide in the biosphere, after cellulose. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10588045}. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-xylosidic linkages in xylans.; EC=3.2.1.8; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10588045}; | |
| Pathway: | Glycan degradation; xylan degradation. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted. | |
| Domain: | The CBM1 domain is essential for optimal xylanase activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10588045}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 11 (cellulase G) family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.