Glycoside hydrolase family 16 comprises enzymes with a number of known activities: lichenase, xyloglucan xyloglucosyltransferase, agarase, κ-carrageenase, endo-β-1,3-glucanase, endo-β-1,3-1,4-glucanase, and endo-β-galactosidase.
Asp f 9 and Asp f 16, glycosidases from Aspergillus fumigatus, are major allergens from patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis [1].
Family-defining Pfam domains (at least one of these domains is present in each family member):
| Pfam domain | Pfam clan | ||
| PF00722 | Glycosyl hydrolases family 16 | CL0004 | Concanavalin-like lectin/glucanase superfamily |
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