Fungal Genomics

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CAZymes

CAZymes (Carbohydrate-active Enzymes) are enzymes that modify carbohydrates. They play important roles during (for examples) the degradation of lignocellulose, plant pathogenesis, and cell wall modifications.
CAZymes are subdivided into classes, families, and subclasses. The main classes are:

  • GH: glycoside hydrolases
  • GT: glycosyl transferases
  • PL: polysaccharide lyases
  • CE: carbohydrate esterases
  • AA: enzymes with auxiliary activities
  • CBM: carbohydrate-binding domains

The annotations below are based on dbCAN version 14.

[More information about CAZymes and their activities]
Count
Class Family Subfamily
AA AA1 3
AA1_2 1
AA1_3 2
AA11 2
AA16 1
AA2 3
AA3 1
AA3_1 1
AA3_2 9
AA4 2
AA5 1
AA6 1
AA7 15
AA8 1
AA9 1
CBM CBM20 1
CBM21 1
CBM43 1
CBM66 1
CBM87 1
CE CE1 2
CE16 2
CE18 1
CE3 1
CE4 4
CE5 1
CE9 1
GH GH1 2
GH114 1
GH115 1
GH12 1
GH125 4
GH128 2
GH13 GH13_25 2
GH13_8 1
GH132 2
GH133 1
GH135 1
GH136 1
GH15 1
GH152 1
GH16 GH16_1 5
GH16_18 4
GH16_19 1
GH16_23 1
GH16_3 2
GH16_4 2
GH162 1
GH17 1
GH177 1
GH179 1
GH18 15
GH188 1
GH2 GH2_13 1
GH2_16 1
GH2_18 1
GH2_19 1
GH20 3
GH24 1
GH27 1
GH28 1
GH3 7
GH31 GH31_1 2
GH31_15 1
GH32 1
GH35 1
GH36 1
GH37 2
GH38 1
GH45 GH45_1 1
GH47 7
GH5 GH5_11 1
GH5_12 1
GH5_24 1
GH5_9 1
GH55 1
GH55_2 2
GH64 1
GH72 5
GH76 7
GH78 1
GH81 1
GH92 2
GT GT1 3
GT109 1
GT15 4
GT17 1
GT2 GT2_Chitin_synth_1 3
GT2_Chitin_synth_2 7
GT2_Glyco_tranf_2_3 2
GT2_Glyco_trans_2_3 3
GT2_Glycos_transf_2 2
GT20 3
GT21 1
GT22 4
GT24 1
GT25 1
GT3 1
GT32 3
GT33 1
GT34 3
GT35 1
GT39 3
GT4 4
GT48 1
GT50 1
GT57 3
GT58 1
GT59 1
GT62 3
GT66 1
GT69 2
GT76 1
GT8 2
GT90 4
PL PL8 1