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. 2000 Mar 15;346(Pt 3):583–586.

The thermostabilizing domain, XynA, of Caldibacillus cellulovorans xylanase is a xylan binding domain.

A Sunna 1, M D Gibbs 1, P L Bergquist 1
PMCID: PMC1220888  PMID: 10698682

Abstract

We show that the N-terminal 'thermostabilizing domain' (TSD) of the xylanase, XynA, from the thermophilic bacterium Caldibacillus cellulovorans also acts as a xylan binding domain. Affinity electrophoresis experiments show that this TSD selectively binds soluble xylan and binds weakly to hydroxyethylcellulose. Based on this, and previously reported evidence, we propose that xylanase-associated TSDs are xylan binding domains.

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