YihQ is a sulfoquinovosidase that cleaves sulfoquinovosyl diacylglyceride sulfolipids

Gaetano Speciale, Yi Jin, Gideon J Davies, Spencer J Williams, Ethan D Goddard-Borger

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Abstract

YihQ hydrolyzes the glycosidic linkage in sulfoquinovosyl diacylglyceride (SQDG) to form sulfoquinovose (SQ). Crystal structure analysis reveals active site residues required for the specificity of YihQ for SQ and allows the identification of other YihQ homologs.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)215-217
Number of pages3
JournalNature chemical biology
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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