Functions, structures, and applications of cellobiose 2-epimerase and glycoside hydrolase family 130 mannoside phosphorylasesFootnote

This review was written in response to the author’s receipt of the JSBBA Award for Young Scientists in 2015.

Abbreviations: AGE, N-acylglucosamine 2-epimerase; AKI, aldose-ketose isomerase; BfMGP, Bacteroides fragilis 4-O-β-d-mannosyl-d-glucose phosphorylase; CE, cellobiose 2-epimerase; GH, glycoside hydrolase family; Glcβ1-4Man, β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-d-mannose; Manβ1-4Glc, β-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-d-glucose; Manβ1-4Man, β-(1→4)-mannobiose; MGP, 4-O-β-d-mannosyl-d-glucose phosphorylase; MOP, β-1,4-mannooligosaccharide phosphorylase; Man1P, α-d-mannose 1-phosphate; RaCE, Ruminococcus albus CE; RaMP1, R. albus MGP; RaMP2, R. albus MOP; RmCE, Rhodothermus marinus CE; Uhgb_MP, β-1,4-mannopyranosyl-chitobiose phosphorylase from an uncultured gut bacterium.

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