TABLE 1.

Main functions of the family-3 GHs

Functions	Enzyme(s)	Organism	Reference
Assimilation of glycosides
Cellobiose and cellodextrins	CelA	Azospirillum irakense	13
Laminaribiose and laminarins	BglB	Thermotoga neapolitana	69
Salicin (aryl-β-glucoside)	SalA, SalB	Azospirillum irakense	12
Xylooligosaccharides	XlnD	Aspergillus niger	61
Chitooligomers	NagA,	Streptomyces thermoviolaceus	60
	Cht60	Alteromonas sp.	59
Recycling of cell components
Muropeptides from peptidoglycan	NagZ	Escherichia coli	8
β-1,3-Glucans from cell wall	Bgl2	Coccidioides immitis	25
β-1,3- and β-1,4-glucans from cell wall	Exg1	Zea mays	29
Xyloglucans from seedlings	TMA7501	Tropaeolum majus	9
Modifications of free glycosides
Transglycosylation to produce cellulase inducer, sophorose	Bgl1	Trichoderma reesei	34
Deglycosylation
To activate antibiotic, oleandomycin	OleR	Streptomyces antibioticus	51
To detoxify saponins	Avenacinase	Gaeumannomyces graminis	3
	B2Tom	Septoria lycopersici	53
	Sap1	Botrytis cinerea	48