| UniProt functional annotation for A2QFV7 | |||
| UniProt code: A2QFV7. |
| Organism: | Aspergillus niger (strain CBS 513.88 / FGSC A1513). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Eurotiomycetes; Eurotiomycetidae; Eurotiales; Aspergillaceae; Aspergillus; Aspergillus subgen. Circumdati. | |
| 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:0000250}. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-xylosidic linkages in xylans.; EC=3.2.1.8; | |
| Pathway: | Glycan degradation; xylan degradation. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Induction: | Expressed in presence of xylan and repressed by glucose. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 10 (cellulase F) family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.