Structure-guided protein engineering increases enzymatic activities of the SGNH family esterases.
Li, Z., Li, L., Huo, Y., Chen, Z., Zhao, Y., Huang, J., Jian, S., Rong, Z., Wu, D., Gan, J., Hu, X., Li, J., Xu, X.W.(2020) Biotechnol Biofuels 13: 107-107
- PubMed: 32549911 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01742-8
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
7C23, 7C29, 7C82, 7C84, 7C85 - PubMed Abstract: 
Esterases and lipases hydrolyze short-chain esters and long-chain triglycerides, respectively, and therefore play essential roles in the synthesis and decomposition of ester bonds in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Many SGNH family esterases share high similarity in sequences. However, they have distinct enzymatic activities toward the same substrates. Due to a lack of structural information, the detailed catalytic mechanisms of these esterases remain barely investigated.
Organizational Affiliation: 
State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.