PMID:16372010

Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae.

The genome of A. oryzae strain RIB 40 was sequenced and the ORF AO090138000091 is located on chromosome 6.

"Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae."

UniProt:Q2U1U6

UniProt entry for Q2U1U6

The protein contains a Chondroitin_lyas domain (IPR008929) and matches the Chondroitin AC/alginate lyase superfamily fold (SSF48230).

"InterPro; IPR008929; Chondroitin_lyas."
The protein has a structural match to the chondroitin AC/alginate lyase superfamily.

"SUPFAM; SSF48230; Chondroitin AC/alginate lyase; 1."

file:ASPOR/Q2U1U6/Q2U1U6-deep-research-falcon.md

Falcon deep research report for Q2U1U6

No direct experimental characterization of Q2U1U6 was identified; functional inference rests entirely on domain architecture.

"no direct experimental characterization of this specific protein was identified in the scientific literature"
The Chondroitin_lyas domain is characteristic of polysaccharide lyases that cleave glycosaminoglycan chains by beta-elimination.

"Polysaccharide lyases containing the Chondroitin_lyas domain cleave glycosidic bonds through a beta-elimination mechanism, which is fundamentally different from the hydrolytic mechanism employed by glycoside hydrolases"
Aspergillus section Flavi species encode large CAZyme repertoires including polysaccharide lyases.

"species in Aspergillus section Flavi, including A. oryzae, encode abundant carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), averaging approximately 598 CAZymes per species, including numerous polysaccharide lyases involved in complex polysaccharide degradation"