Catalysis and specificity in enzymatic glycoside hydrolysis: a 2,5B conformation for the glycosyl-enzyme intermediate revealed by the structure of the Bacillus agaradhaerens family 11 xylanase.
Sabini, E., Sulzenbacher, G., Dauter, M., Dauter, Z., Jorgensen, P.L., Schulein, M., Dupont, C., Davies, G.J., Wilson, K.S.(1999) Chem Biol 6: 483-492
- PubMed: 10381409 
- DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(99)80066-0
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1H4G, 1H4H, 1QH6, 1QH7 - PubMed Abstract: 
The enzymatic hydrolysis of glycosides involves the formation and subsequent breakdown of a covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate via oxocarbenium-ion-like transition states. The covalent intermediate may be trapped on-enzyme using 2-fluoro-substituted glycosides, which provide details of the intermediate conformation and noncovalent interactions between enzyme and oligosaccharide ...