page_title: Acetylxylan esterase
hierarchical_section_title: Acetylxylan esterase
caption_attribution_description: English: Acetylxylan esterase octamer + 20 glycerol + 8 acetate + 8 Cl (yellow), Geobacillus stearothermophilus
context_page_description: In enzymology, an acetylxylan esterase is an enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction, the deacetylation of xylans and xylo-oligosaccharides.
  This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is likewise acetylxylan esterase.
context_section_description: In enzymology, an acetylxylan esterase (EC 3.1.1.72) is an enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction, the deacetylation of xylans and xylo-oligosaccharides.
  This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds.  The systematic name of this enzyme class is likewise acetylxylan esterase.
caption: Acetylxylan esterase oktamer, Geobacillus stearothermophilus
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