Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases are bacterial chitinases that hydrolyze the chitin core of various asparagine (N)-linked glycans and glycoproteins. The endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases have a glycosyl hydrolase family 18 (GH18) catalytic domain. Some members also have an additional C-terminal glycosyl hydrolase family 20 (GH20) domain while others have an N-terminal domain of unknown function (pfam08522). Members of this family include endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase S (EndoS) from Streptococcus pyogenes, EndoF1, EndoF2, EndoF3, and EndoH from Flavobacterium meningosepticum, and EndoE from Enterococcus faecalis. EndoS is a secreted endoglycosidase from Streptococcus pyogenes that specifically hydrolyzes the glycan on human IgG between two core N-acetylglucosamine residues. EndoE is a secreted endoglycosidase, encoded by the ndoE gene in Enterococcus faecalis, that hydrolyzes the glycan on human RNase B.

The GH18 (glycosyl hydrolase, family 18) type II chitinases hydrolyze chitin, an abundant polymer of beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) which is a major component of the cell wall of fungi and the exoskeleton of arthropods. Chitinases have been identified in viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoan parasites, insects, and plants. The structure of the GH18 domain is an eight-stranded beta/alpha barrel with a pronounced active-site cleft at the C-terminal end of the beta-barrel. The GH18 family includes chitotriosidase, chitobiase, hevamine, zymocin-alpha, narbonin, SI-CLP (stabilin-1 interacting chitinase-like protein), IDGF (imaginal disc growth factor), CFLE (cortical fragment-lytic enzyme) spore hydrolase, the type III and type V plant chitinases, the endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases, and the chitolectins. The GH85 (glycosyl hydrolase, family 85) ENGases (endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases) are closely related to the GH18 chitinases and are included in this alignment model.

Glycosyl hydrolases family 18.

GH18 domain of Chitinase D (ChiD). ChiD, a chitinase found in Bacillus circulans, hydrolyzes the 1,4-beta-linkages of N-acetylglucosamine in chitin and chitodextrins. The domain architecture of ChiD includes a catalytic glycosyl hydrolase family 18 (GH18) domain, a chitin-binding domain, and a fibronectin type III domain. The chitin-binding and fibronectin type III domains are located either N-terminal or C-terminal to the catalytic domain. This family includes exochitinase Chi36 from Bacillus cereus.

CRYSTALSTRUCTURE OF ENDO-BETA-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE F1, AN ALPHA(SLASH)BETA-BARREL ENZYME ADAPTED FOR A COMPLEX SUBSTRATE [Elizabethkingia meningoseptica]

Crystalstructure of an endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (BT_3987) from BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON VPI-5482 at 1.55 A resolution [Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482]

Crystalstructure of wild type EndoBT-3987 from Bacteroides thetaiotamicron VPI-5482 [Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482],6T8K_A Crystal structure of Bacteroides thetaiotamicron EndoBT-3987 in complex with Man9GlcNAc product in P1 [Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482],6T8K_B Crystal structure of Bacteroides thetaiotamicron EndoBT-3987 in complex with Man9GlcNAc product in P1 [Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482],6T8L_A Crystal structure of Bacteroides thetaiotamicron EndoBT-3987 with Man9GlcNAc product in P212121 [Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482],6TCW_A Crystal structure of Bacteroides thetaiotamicron EndoBT-3987 with Man5GlcNAc product [Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482],7NWF_A Chain A, Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase F1 [Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482]

ChainA, ENDO-BETA-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE H, ENDO H [Streptomyces plicatus]

ChainA, Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H [Streptomyces plicatus],6VE1_B Chain B, Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H [Streptomyces plicatus],6VE1_C Chain C, Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H [Streptomyces plicatus],6VE1_D Chain D, Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H [Streptomyces plicatus]

Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase F1 OS=Elizabethkingia meningoseptica OX=238 GN=endOF1 PE=1 SV=1

Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase OS=Flavobacterium sp. (strain SK1022) OX=148444 PE=1 SV=2

Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H OS=Streptomyces plicatus OX=1922 PE=1 SV=1