glycosyl hydrolase family 36 (GH36). GH36 enzymes occur in prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and archaea with a wide range of hydrolytic activities, including alpha-galactosidase, alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase, stachyose synthase, and raffinose synthase. All GH36 enzymes cleave a terminal carbohydrate moiety from a substrate that varies considerably in size, depending on the enzyme, and may be either a starch or a glycoprotein. GH36 members are retaining enzymes that cleave their substrates via an acid/base-catalyzed, double-displacement mechanism involving a covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate. Two aspartic acid residues have been identified as the catalytic nucleophile and the acid/base, respectively.

Alpha-galactosidase [Carbohydrate transport and metabolism].

Melibiase. Glycoside hydrolase families GH27, GH31 and GH36 form the glycoside hydrolase clan GH-D. Glycoside hydrolase family 36 can be split into 11 families, GH36A to GH36K. This family includes enzymes from GH36A-B and GH36D-K and from GH27.

Alpha amylase catalytic domain found in maltosyltransferase. Maltosyltransferase (MTase), a maltodextrin glycosyltransferase, acts on starch and maltooligosaccharides. It catalyzes the transfer of maltosyl units from alpha-1,4-linked glucans or maltooligosaccharides to other alpha-1,4-linked glucans, maltooligosaccharides or glucose. MTase is a homodimer. The catalytic core domain has the (beta/alpha) 8 barrel fold with the active-site cleft formed at the C-terminal end of the barrel. Substrate binding experiments have led to the location of two distinct maltose-binding sites: one lies in the active-site cleft and the other is located in a pocket adjacent to the active-site cleft. It is a member of the alpha-amylase family, but unlike typical alpha-amylases, MTase does not require calcium for activity and lacks two histidine residues which are predicted to be critical for binding the glucose residue adjacent to the scissile bond in the substrates. The common reaction chemistry of the alpha-amylase family of enzymes is based on a two-step acid catalytic mechanism that requires two critical carboxylates: one acting as a general acid/base (Glu) and the other as a nucleophile (Asp). Both hydrolysis and transglycosylation proceed via the nucleophilic substitution reaction between the anomeric carbon, C1 and a nucleophile. The Alpha-amylase family comprises the largest family of glycoside hydrolases (GH), with the majority of enzymes acting on starch, glycogen, and related oligo- and polysaccharides. These proteins catalyze the transformation of alpha-1,4 and alpha-1,6 glucosidic linkages with retention of the anomeric center. The protein is described as having 3 domains: A, B, C. A is a (beta/alpha) 8-barrel; B is a loop between the beta 3 strand and alpha 3 helix of A; C is the C-terminal extension characterized by a Greek key. The majority of the enzymes have an active site cleft found between domains A and B where a triad of catalytic residues (Asp, Glu and Asp) performs catalysis. Other members of this family have lost the catalytic activity as in the case of the human 4F2hc, or only have 2 residues that serve as the catalytic nucleophile and the acid/base, such as Thermus A4 beta-galactosidase with 2 Glu residues (GH42) and human alpha-galactosidase with 2 Asp residues (GH31). The family members are quite extensive and include: alpha amylase, maltosyltransferase, cyclodextrin glycotransferase, maltogenic amylase, neopullulanase, isoamylase, 1,4-alpha-D-glucan maltotetrahydrolase, 4-alpha-glucotransferase, oligo-1,6-glucosidase, amylosucrase, sucrose phosphorylase, and amylomaltase.

Glycosyl hydrolase family 36 C-terminal domain. This domain is found at the C-terminus of many family 36 glycoside hydrolases. It has a beta-sandwich structure with a Greek key motif.

Structureof alpha-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, PtCl4 derivative [Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM],2XN0_B Structure of alpha-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, PtCl4 derivative [Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM],2XN1_A Structure of alpha-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM with TRIS [Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM],2XN1_B Structure of alpha-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM with TRIS [Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM],2XN1_C Structure of alpha-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM with TRIS [Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM],2XN1_D Structure of alpha-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM with TRIS [Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM]

Structureof alpha-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM with galactose [Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM]

Crystalstructure of the glycoside hydrolase family 36 alpha-galactosidase from Paecilomyces thermophila [Paecilomyces sp. 'thermophila'],6JHP_B Crystal structure of the glycoside hydrolase family 36 alpha-galactosidase from Paecilomyces thermophila [Paecilomyces sp. 'thermophila'],6JHP_C Crystal structure of the glycoside hydrolase family 36 alpha-galactosidase from Paecilomyces thermophila [Paecilomyces sp. 'thermophila'],6JHP_D Crystal structure of the glycoside hydrolase family 36 alpha-galactosidase from Paecilomyces thermophila [Paecilomyces sp. 'thermophila']

ChainA, Alpha-galactosidase [Levilactobacillus brevis ATCC 367],3MI6_B Chain B, Alpha-galactosidase [Levilactobacillus brevis ATCC 367],3MI6_C Chain C, Alpha-galactosidase [Levilactobacillus brevis ATCC 367],3MI6_D Chain D, Alpha-galactosidase [Levilactobacillus brevis ATCC 367]

Crystalstructure of GH36 alpha-galactosidase AgaB from Geobacillus stearothermophilus [Geobacillus stearothermophilus]

Alpha-galactosidase Mel36A OS=Lactobacillus acidophilus (strain ATCC 700396 / NCK56 / N2 / NCFM) OX=272621 GN=melA PE=1 SV=1

Alpha-galactosidase C OS=Emericella nidulans (strain FGSC A4 / ATCC 38163 / CBS 112.46 / NRRL 194 / M139) OX=227321 GN=aglC PE=1 SV=1

Alpha-galactosidase 1 OS=Pediococcus pentosaceus OX=1255 GN=agaR PE=3 SV=1

Probable alpha-galactosidase C OS=Aspergillus terreus (strain NIH 2624 / FGSC A1156) OX=341663 GN=aglC PE=3 SV=1

Alpha-galactosidase 2 OS=Hypocrea jecorina OX=51453 GN=agl2 PE=1 SV=1