Glycoside hydrolasesEC3.2.1. are a widespread group of enzymes that hydrolyse the glycosidic bond between two or more carbohydrates, or between a carbohydrate and a non-carbohydrate moiety. A classification system for glycoside hydrolases, based on sequence similarity, has led to the definition of >100 different families.[1][2][3] This classification is available on the CAZy web site,[4][5] and also discussed at CAZypedia, an online encyclopedia of carbohydrate active enzymes.[6][7]
Members of glycoside hydrolase family 98 have endo-β-galactosidase activity. This family includes E-ABase from Clostridium perfringens which cleaves both blood group A and B glycotopes.[8]
The putative catalyticdomain is found to the N-terminus of a second domain, which is not expected to form part of the catalytic activity.