Structural and biochemical characterization of a carbohydrate acetylesterase from Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021.
Kim, K., Ryu, B.H., Kim, S.S., An, D.R., Ngo, T.D., Pandian, R., Kim, K.K., Kim, T.D.(2015) FEBS Lett 589: 117-122
- PubMed: 25436419 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2014.11.033
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4TX1 - PubMed Abstract: 
In many microorganisms, carbohydrate acetylesterases remove the acetyl groups from various types of carbohydrates. Sm23 from Sinorhizobium meliloti is a putative member of carbohydrate esterase family 3 (CE3) in the CAZy classification system. Here, we determined the crystal structure of Sm23 at 1.75 Å resolution and investigated functional properties using biochemical methods. Furthermore, immobilized Sm23 exhibited improved stability compared with soluble Sm23, which can be used for the design of plant cell wall degrading-systems.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.