Browse dbCAN-PUL Entries

PULID Characterization Method(s) Substrate Organism Publication Publish Date Type Num Genes Num CAZymes CazyFamily
PUL0002 enzyme activity assay, Northern Blot beta-glucan Bacillus subtilis 8606172
LicT, a Bacillus subtilis transcriptional antiterminator protein of the BglG family. J Bacteriol. 1996 Apr;178(7):1971-9. doi: 10.1128/jb.178.7.1971-1979.1996.
1996 Apr degradation 2 1 GH16_21
PUL0004 enzyme activity assay, substrate binding assay beta-glucan uncultured bacterium 26827771
A novel metagenome-derived gene cluster from termite hindgut: Encoding phosphotransferase system components and high glucose tolerant glucosidase. Enzyme Microb Technol. 2016 Mar;84:24-31. doi: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2015.12.005. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
2016 Mar degradation 2 1 GH1
PUL0005 enzyme activity assay, crystallization beta-glucan Listeria innocua 26886583
Functional and Structural Analysis of a beta-Glucosidase Involved in beta-1,2-Glucan Metabolism in Listeria innocua. PLoS One. 2016 Feb 17;11(2):e0148870. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148870. eCollection 2016.
2016 degradation 2 2 GH3, GH94
PUL0019 enzyme activity assay, Northern Blot beta-glucan Bacillus subtilis 8990303
Identification and characterization of a new beta-glucoside utilization system in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 1997 Jan;179(2):496-506. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.2.496-506.1997.
1997 Jan degradation 6 1 GH4
PUL0049 fosmid library screen beta-glucan feces metagenome 29601586
Two new gene clusters involved in the degradation of plant cell wall from the fecal microbiota of Tunisian dromedary. PLoS One. 2018 Mar 30;13(3):e0194621. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194621. eCollection 2018.
2018 degradation 29 5 CE20, GH16_3, GH26, GH43_17
PUL0085 label-free quantitative proteomics, functional enrichment analysis, enzyme activity assay beta-glucan Ruminiclostridium papyrosolvens 31338125
Secretomic analyses of Ruminiclostridium papyrosolvens reveal its enzymatic basis for lignocellulose degradation. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2019 Jul 15;12:183. doi: 10.1186/s13068-019-1522-8. eCollection 2019.
2019 degradation 3 3 CBM35, GH26, GH9
PUL0118 qRT-PCR, affinity gel electrophoresis, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) beta-glucan Bacteroides uniformis 32265336
Synergy between Cell Surface Glycosidases and Glycan-Binding Proteins Dictates the Utilization of Specific Beta(1,3)-Glucans by Human Gut Bacteroides. mBio. 2020 Apr 7;11(2):e00095-20. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00095-20.
2020 Apr 7 degradation 7 3 GH158, GH16_3, GH3
PUL0132 enzyme activity assay, microarray beta-glucan Zobellia galactanivorans 30341165
The laterally acquired GH5 ZgEngA(GH5_4) from the marine bacterium Zobellia galactanivorans is dedicated to hemicellulose hydrolysis. Gene Expression Analysis of Zobellia galactanivorans during the Degradation of Algal Polysaccharides Reveals both Substrate-Specific and Shared Transcriptome-Wide Responses. Biochem J. 2018 Nov 28;475(22):3609-3628. doi: 10.1042/BCJ20180486. Front Microbiol. 2017 Sep 21;8:1808. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01808. eCollection 2017.
2018 Nov 28,2017 degradation 8 2 CBM4, GH5_4
PUL0187 qRT-PCR, enzyme activity assay beta-glucan Paenibacillus sp. JDR-2 26746717
A 1,3-1,4-beta-Glucan Utilization Regulon in Paenibacillus sp. Strain JDR-2. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Jan 8;82(6):1789-1798. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03526-15.
2016 Jan 8 degradation 7 2 GH16_21, SLH, CBM54, GH16_3, CBM4, CBM4, CBM6, CBM4, CBM4
PUL0220 mass spectrometry, target decoy database analysis beta-glucan Polaribacter sp. Hel1_33_49 25478683
Niches of two polysaccharide-degrading Polaribacter isolates from the North Sea during a spring diatom bloom. ISME J. 2015 Jun;9(6):1410-22. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.225. Epub 2014 Dec 5.
2015 Jun degradation 11 5 GH149, GH16_3, GH17, GH3, GH30_1
PUL0234 proteome fractionation, mass spectrometry, target decoy database analysis beta-glucan Gramella forsetii 24522261
Functional characterization of polysaccharide utilization loci in the marine Bacteroidetes 'Gramella forsetii' KT0803. ISME J. 2014 Jul;8(7):1492-502. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.4. Epub 2014 Feb 13.
2014 Jul degradation 7 3 GH16_3, GH3
PUL0314 microarray beta-glucan Zobellia galactanivorans 28983288
Gene Expression Analysis of Zobellia galactanivorans during the Degradation of Algal Polysaccharides Reveals both Substrate-Specific and Shared Transcriptome-Wide Responses. Front Microbiol. 2017 Sep 21;8:1808. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01808. eCollection 2017.
2017 degradation 6 3 GH5_42, GT2, GT4
PUL0325 RT-PCR, enzyme activity assay beta-glucan Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron 28461332
A Bacteroidetes locus dedicated to fungal 1,6-beta-glucan degradation: Unique substrate conformation drives specificity of the key endo-1,6-beta-glucanase. J Biol Chem. 2017 Jun 23;292(25):10639-10650. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.787606. Epub 2017 May 1.
2017 Jun 23 degradation 6 2 GH3, GH30_3
PUL0326 gene deletion mutant and growth assay, enzyme activity assay, thin-layer chromatography beta-glucan Bacteroides ovatus 28461332
A Bacteroidetes locus dedicated to fungal 1,6-beta-glucan degradation: Unique substrate conformation drives specificity of the key endo-1,6-beta-glucanase. J Biol Chem. 2017 Jun 23;292(25):10639-10650. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.787606. Epub 2017 May 1.
2017 Jun 23 degradation 13 1 GH73
PUL0332 fosmid library screen, enzyme activity assay, thin-layer chromatography beta-glucan uncultured bacterium 28091525
A fibrolytic potential in the human ileum mucosal microbiota revealed by functional metagenomic. Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 16;7:40248. doi: 10.1038/srep40248.
2017 Jan 16 degradation 19 8 CE7, GH127, GH2, GH5_2, GH5_7, GH94, GH97
PUL0333 fosmid library screen, enzyme activity assay, thin-layer chromatography beta-glucan uncultured bacterium 28091525
A fibrolytic potential in the human ileum mucosal microbiota revealed by functional metagenomic. Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 16;7:40248. doi: 10.1038/srep40248.
2017 Jan 16 degradation 22 4 GH30, GH31_3, GH9
PUL0334 fosmid library screen, enzyme activity assay, thin-layer chromatography beta-glucan uncultured bacterium 28091525
A fibrolytic potential in the human ileum mucosal microbiota revealed by functional metagenomic. Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 16;7:40248. doi: 10.1038/srep40248.
2017 Jan 16 degradation 23 7 CE20, CE4, GH30, GH31_3, GH9
PUL0340 fosmid library screen, enzyme activity assay, thin-layer chromatography beta-glucan uncultured bacterium 28091525
A fibrolytic potential in the human ileum mucosal microbiota revealed by functional metagenomic. Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 16;7:40248. doi: 10.1038/srep40248.
2017 Jan 16 degradation 37 1 GH5_2
PUL0341 fosmid library screen, enzyme activity assay, thin-layer chromatography beta-glucan uncultured bacterium 28091525
A fibrolytic potential in the human ileum mucosal microbiota revealed by functional metagenomic. Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 16;7:40248. doi: 10.1038/srep40248.
2017 Jan 16 degradation 43 3 GH32, GH5_2, GH91
PUL0343 gene deletion mutant and growth assay, enzyme activity assay, Western Blot, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) beta-glucan uncultured bacterium 28091525
A fibrolytic potential in the human ileum mucosal microbiota revealed by functional metagenomic. Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 16;7:40248. doi: 10.1038/srep40248.
2017 Jan 16 degradation 39 1 GH5_2
PUL0401 RNA-seq beta-glucan Alteromonas macleodii 30116038
Biphasic cellular adaptations and ecological implications of Alteromonas macleodii degrading a mixture of algal polysaccharides. ISME J. 2019 Jan;13(1):92-103. doi: 10.1038/s41396-018-0252-4. Epub 2018 Aug 16.
2019 Jan degradation 9 3 GH1, GH16_3, GH3
PUL0403 RNA-seq beta-glucan Alteromonas macleodii 30116038
Biphasic cellular adaptations and ecological implications of Alteromonas macleodii degrading a mixture of algal polysaccharides. ISME J. 2019 Jan;13(1):92-103. doi: 10.1038/s41396-018-0252-4. Epub 2018 Aug 16.
2019 Jan degradation 4 1 GH1
PUL0406 high-performance anion-exchange chromatography beta-glucan Coprothermobacter proteolyticus 30315317
From proteins to polysaccharides: lifestyle and genetic evolution of Coprothermobacter proteolyticus. ISME J. 2019 Mar;13(3):603-617. doi: 10.1038/s41396-018-0290-y. Epub 2018 Oct 12.
2019 Mar degradation 21 3 GH16_3, GH18, GH3
PUL0435 mass spectrometry, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography beta-glucan Chitinophaga pinensis 28069559
Proteomic insights into mannan degradation and protein secretion by the forest floor bacterium Chitinophaga pinensis. J Proteomics. 2017 Mar 6;156:63-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.01.003. Epub 2017 Jan 6.
2017 Mar 6 degradation 13 4 GH16_3, GH30_1, GH30_3, GH43_34
PUL0475 clone and expression, gene deletion mutant and growth assay beta-glucan Streptomyces reticuli 10347054
Characterization of the binding protein-dependent cellobiose and cellotriose transport system of the cellulose degrader Streptomyces reticuli. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1999 Jun;65(6):2636-43. doi: 10.1128/AEM.65.6.2636-2643.1999.
1999 Jun degradation 7 2 CBM2, GH18, GH1
PUL0477 growth assay beta-glucan Flavobacterium johnsoniae 19717629
Novel features of the polysaccharide-digesting gliding bacterium Flavobacterium johnsoniae as revealed by genome sequence analysis. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Nov;75(21):6864-75. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01495-09. Epub 2009 Aug 28.
2009 Nov degradation 6 2 GH16_3
PUL0526 microarray, qPCR beta-glucan Bacteroides ovatus 22205877
Recognition and degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides by two human gut symbionts. PLoS Biol. 2011 Dec;9(12):e1001221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001221. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
2011 Dec degradation 6 2 GH3, GH30_3
PUL0528 microarray, qPCR beta-glucan Bacteroides ovatus 22205877
Recognition and degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides by two human gut symbionts. PLoS Biol. 2011 Dec;9(12):e1001221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001221. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
2011 Dec degradation 7 3 GH16_3, GH3
PUL0537 RNA-seq beta-glucan Bacteroides cellulosilyticus 23976882
Effects of diet on resource utilization by a model human gut microbiota containing Bacteroides cellulosilyticus WH2, a symbiont with an extensive glycobiome. PLoS Biol. 2013;11(8):e1001637. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001637. Epub 2013 Aug 20.
2013 degradation 7 3 GH157, GH3
PUL0543 RNA-seq beta-glucan Bacteroides cellulosilyticus 23976882
Effects of diet on resource utilization by a model human gut microbiota containing Bacteroides cellulosilyticus WH2, a symbiont with an extensive glycobiome. PLoS Biol. 2013;11(8):e1001637. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001637. Epub 2013 Aug 20.
2013 degradation 6 3 GH2, CBM57, GH30_3, PL38, GH88
PUL0551 RNA-seq beta-glucan Bacteroides cellulosilyticus 23976882
Effects of diet on resource utilization by a model human gut microbiota containing Bacteroides cellulosilyticus WH2, a symbiont with an extensive glycobiome. PLoS Biol. 2013;11(8):e1001637. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001637. Epub 2013 Aug 20.
2013 degradation 6 2 GH16_3, GH3
PUL0573 enzyme activity assay, electrophoretic mobility shift assay, RT-PCR, qRT-PCR beta-glucan Streptomyces griseus 19648249
CebR as a master regulator for cellulose/cellooligosaccharide catabolism affects morphological development in Streptomyces griseus. J Bacteriol. 2009 Oct;191(19):5930-40. doi: 10.1128/JB.00703-09. Epub 2009 Jul 31.
2009 Oct degradation 5 1 GH1
PUL0578 qRT-PCR, enzyme activity assay, electrophoretic mobility shift assay beta-glucan Bifidobacterium breve 21216899
Cellodextrin utilization by bifidobacterium breve UCC2003. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Mar;77(5):1681-90. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01786-10. Epub 2011 Jan 7.
2011 Mar degradation 5 1 GH1
PUL0646 recombinant protein expression, crystallization, affinity gel electrophoresis, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) beta-glucan Bacteroides fluxus YIT 12057 33587952
Distinct protein architectures mediate species-specific beta-glucan binding and metabolism in the human gut microbiota. J Biol Chem. 2021 Jan-Jun;296:100415. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100415. Epub 2021 Feb 13.
2021 Jan-Jun degradation 6 2 GH158, GH3
PUL0674 microarray, enzyme activity assay, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, mass spectrometry, RNA-seq, affinity gel electrophoresis, carbohydrate binding assay, microscale thermophoresis beta-glucan Bacteroides ovatus ATCC 8483 34817219
Mapping Molecular Recognition of beta1,3-1,4-Glucans by a Surface Glycan-Binding Protein from the Human Gut Symbiont Bacteroides ovatus. Molecular Mechanism by which Prominent Human Gut Bacteroidetes Utilize Mixed-Linkage Beta-Glucans, Major Health-Promoting Cereal Polysaccharides. Recognition and degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides by two human gut symbionts. Sharing a beta-Glucan Meal: Transcriptomic Eavesdropping on a Bacteroides ovatus-Subdoligranulum variabile-Hungatella hathewayi Consortium. Surface glycan-binding proteins are essential for cereal beta-glucan utilization by the human gut symbiont Bacteroides ovatus. Microbiol Spectr. 2021 Dec 22;9(3):e0182621. doi: 10.1128/Spectrum.01826-21. Epub 2021 Nov 24. Cell Rep. 2017 Oct 10;21(2):417-430. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.049. PLoS Biol. 2011 Dec;9(12):e1001221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001221. Epub 2011 Dec 20. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2020 Oct 1;86(20):e01651-20. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01651-20. Print 2020 Oct 1. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2019 Nov;76(21):4319-4340. doi: 10.1007/s00018-019-03115-3. Epub 2019 May 6.
2021 Dec 22,2017 Oct 10,2011 Dec,2020 Oct 1,2019 Nov degradation 8 3 GH16_3, GH3
PUL0684 proteomic analysis beta-glucan Levilactobacillus brevis TMW 1.2112 35328813
Proteomic Analysis Reveals Enzymes for beta-D-Glucan Formation and Degradation in Levilactobacillus brevis TMW 1.2112. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Mar 21;23(6):3393. doi: 10.3390/ijms23063393.
2022 Mar 21 degradation 2 0 NA
PUL0749 affinity gel electrophoresis beta-glucan uncultured bacterium 39012103
Biochemical characterization of a SusD-like protein involved in beta-1,3-glucan utilization by an uncultured cow rumen Bacteroides. mSphere. 2024 Aug 28;9(8):e0027824. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00278-24. Epub 2024 Jul 16.
2024 Aug 28 degradation 5 2 GH16_3, GH3
PUL0750 RNA-seq, BCA assay, pNP glycoside assay, HPAEC-PAD, qRT-PCR, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, thin-layer chromatography beta-glucan Segatella copri DSM 18205 39122003
The molecular basis of cereal mixed-linkage beta-glucan utilization by the human gut bacterium Segatella copri. Transcriptional delineation of polysaccharide utilization loci in the human gut commensal Segatella copri DSM18205 and co-culture with exemplar Bacteroides species on dietary plant glycans. J Biol Chem. 2024 Sep;300(9):107625. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107625. Epub 2024 Aug 8. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2025 Jan 31;91(1):e0175924. doi: 10.1128/aem.01759-24. Epub 2024 Dec 5.
2024 Sep,2025 Jan 31 degradation 11 3 GH3, GH5_4, GH94