Glycoside hydrolase family 19, chitinase domain. Chitinases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the beta-1,4-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine linkages in chitin polymers. Glycoside hydrolase family 19 chitinases are found primarily in plants (classes I, III, and IV), but some are found in bacteria. Class I and II chitinases are similar in their catalytic domains. Class I chitinases have an N-terminal cysteine-rich, chitin-binding domain which is separated from the catalytic domain by a proline and glycine-rich hinge region. Class II chitinases lack both the chitin-binding domain and the hinge region. Class IV chitinases are similar to class I chitinases, but they are smaller in size due to certain deletions. Despite lacking any significant sequence homology with lysozymes, structural analysis reveals that family 19 chitinases, together with family 46 chitosanases, are similar to several lysozymes including those from T4-phage and from goose. The structures reveal that the different enzyme groups arose from a common ancestor glycohydrolase antecedent to the prokaryotic/eukaryotic divergence.

Chitinase class I.

Chitodextrinase [Carbohydrate transport and metabolism].

Chitin-binding domain of chitinase C. Chitin-binding domain of chitinase C (ChiC) of Streptomyces griseus and related proteins. Chitinase C is a family 19 chitinase, and consists of a N-terminal chitin binding domain and a C-terminal chitin-catalytic domain that effects degradation. Chitinases function in invertebrates in the degradation of old exoskeletons, in fungi to utilize chitin in cell walls, and in bacteria which use chitin as an energy source. ChiC contains the characteristic chitin-binding aromatic residues.

PKD domain. This entry is composed of PKD domains found in bacterial surface proteins.

TheRefined Crystal Structure Of An Endochitinase From Hordeum Vulgare L. Seeds To 1.8 Angstroms Resolution [Hordeum vulgare]

ChainA, GH19 Chitinase [Ficus microcarpa],7V92_B Chain B, GH19 Chitinase [Ficus microcarpa],7V92_C Chain C, GH19 Chitinase [Ficus microcarpa],7V92_D Chain D, GH19 Chitinase [Ficus microcarpa]

CrystalStructure of a Family GH-19 Chitinase from rye seeds [Secale cereale],4DWX_B Crystal Structure of a Family GH-19 Chitinase from rye seeds [Secale cereale],4DYG_A Crystal Structure of a Family GH-19 Chitinase from rye seeds in complex with (GlcNAc)4 [Secale cereale],4DYG_B Crystal Structure of a Family GH-19 Chitinase from rye seeds in complex with (GlcNAc)4 [Secale cereale]

CrystalStructure of a Family GH19 Chitinase (W72A/E67Q mutant) from rye seeds in complex with two (GlcNAc)4 molecules [Secale cereale]

CrystalStructure Of Chitinase At 1.91a Resolution [Hordeum vulgare],1CNS_B Crystal Structure Of Chitinase At 1.91a Resolution [Hordeum vulgare]

Endochitinase 2 (Fragment) OS=Solanum tuberosum OX=4113 GN=CHTB2 PE=2 SV=1

Endochitinase B OS=Nicotiana tabacum OX=4097 GN=CHN50 PE=1 SV=1

Endochitinase 1 (Fragment) OS=Solanum tuberosum OX=4113 GN=CHTB1 PE=2 SV=1

Endochitinase A OS=Nicotiana tabacum OX=4097 GN=CHN48 PE=1 SV=2

Endochitinase 3 (Fragment) OS=Solanum tuberosum OX=4113 GN=CHTB3 PE=2 SV=1