Browse dbCAN-PUL Entries

PULID Characterization Method(s) Substrate Organism Publication Publish Date Type Num Genes Num CAZymes CazyFamily
PUL0044 qRT-PCR, enzyme activity assay arabinoxylan Bacteroides ovatus <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26112186/>26112186</a>, <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32266006/>32266006</a>
Glycan complexity dictates microbial resource allocation in the large intestine. Multimodular fused acetyl-feruloyl esterases from soil and gut Bacteroidetes improve xylanase depolymerization of recalcitrant biomass. Nat Commun. 2015 Jun 26;6:7481. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8481. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2020 Mar 31;13:60. doi: 10.1186/s13068-020-01698-9. eCollection 2020.
2015 Jun 26,2020 degradation 34 17 CE20, CE20, CE6, CE1, GH10, GH115, GH3, GH30, GH30_8, GH31_4, GH43_10, CBM91, GH43_12, CBM91, GH43_29, CBM6, GH95, GH97, GH98, CBM35
PUL0084 label-free quantitative proteomics, functional enrichment analysis, enzyme activity assay cellulose Ruminiclostridium papyrosolvens <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31338125/>31338125</a>
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 12 12 CE1, CBM6, GH10, CBM6, GH27, CBM6, GH30_8, CBM6, GH43_10, CBM91, CBM6, GH43_29, CBM6, GH59, CBM6, GH62, CBM6, GH62, CBM6, CE6, GH95, CBM32
PUL0114 recombinant protein expression, enzyme activity assay arabinan Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31198441/>31198441</a>
The xyl-doc gene cluster of Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum encodes GH43- and GH62-alpha-l-arabinofuranosidases with complementary modes of action. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2019 Jun 10;12:144. doi: 10.1186/s13068-019-1483-y. eCollection 2019.
2019 degradation 14 14 CE1, CBM6, GH10, CBM6, GH146, CBM22, GH27, CBM6, GH2, CBM6, GH30_8, CBM6, GH43_10, CBM91, CBM6, GH43_16, CBM6, GH43_29, CBM6, GH59, CBM6, GH62, CBM6, GH62, CBM6, CE6, GH95, CBM32, CBM6
PUL0224 RT-PCR, qRT-PCR, ion trap liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, target decoy database analysis, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography cellulose Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23418511/>23418511</a>, <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20013800/>20013800</a>
A two-component system (XydS/R) controls the expression of genes encoding CBM6-containing proteins in response to straw in Clostridium cellulolyticum. Modulation of cellulosome composition in Clostridium cellulolyticum: adaptation to the polysaccharide environment revealed by proteomic and carbohydrate-active enzyme analyses. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e56063. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056063. Epub 2013 Feb 13. Proteomics. 2010 Feb;10(3):541-54. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200900311.
2013,2010 Feb degradation 16 14 CE1, CBM6, GH10, CBM6, GH146, CBM22, GH27, CBM6, GH2, CBM6, GH30_8, CBM6, GH43_10, CBM91, CBM6, GH43_16, CBM6, GH43_29, CBM6, GH59, CBM6, GH62, CBM6, GH62, CBM6, CE6, GH95, CBM32, CBM6
PUL0262 RNA-seq xylan Bacteroides cellulosilyticus <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23976882/>23976882</a>
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 12 6 CE1, CE6, GH95, GH10, GH5_21, GH8
PUL0289 enzyme activity assay xylan Flavobacterium johnsoniae <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29588659/>29588659</a>
A novel acetyl xylan esterase enabling complete deacetylation of substituted xylans. Biotechnol Biofuels. 2018 Mar 22;11:74. doi: 10.1186/s13068-018-1074-3. eCollection 2018.
2018 degradation 12 7 CE6, CE1, GH115, GH146, GH3, GH43_10, CBM91, GH43_12, CBM91, GH97
PUL0342 enzyme activity assay, gene deletion mutant and growth assay xylan Prevotella ruminicola <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19304844/>19304844</a>
Biochemical analysis of a beta-D-xylosidase and a bifunctional xylanase-ferulic acid esterase from a xylanolytic gene cluster in Prevotella ruminicola 23. J Bacteriol. 2009 May;191(10):3328-38. doi: 10.1128/JB.01628-08. Epub 2009 Mar 20.
2009 May degradation 5 3 GH10, CE1, GH3, GH95
PUL0345 qRT-PCR, enzyme activity assay xylan Bacteroides intestinalis <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27681607/>27681607</a>
Bacteroides intestinalis DSM 17393, a member of the human colonic microbiome, upregulates multiple endoxylanases during growth on xylan. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 29;6:34360. doi: 10.1038/srep34360.
2016 Sep 29 degradation 31 13 CE1, CE20, CE20, CE6, GH95, GH10, GH10, GH43_12, CBM91, GH115, GH35, GH43_1, GH5_21, GH67, GH8
PUL0418 microarray pectin Bacteroides ovatus <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22205877/>22205877</a>
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 9 2 CE1
PUL0438 mass spectrometry, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography glucomannan Chitinophaga pinensis <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28069559/>28069559</a>
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 7 4 CE1, GH158, GH89, GT2, GH26, GH158
PUL0472 microarray, qPCR mucin Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18996345/>18996345</a>
Mucosal glycan foraging enhances fitness and transmission of a saccharolytic human gut bacterial symbiont. Cell Host Microbe. 2008 Nov 13;4(5):447-57. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2008.09.007.
2008 Nov 13 degradation 28 10 CBM67, GH78, CE1, CE20, CE20, GH130_3, GH2, GH38, GH43_8, GH92
PUL0545 RNA-seq arabinoxylan Bacteroides cellulosilyticus <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23976882/>23976882</a>
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 10 6 CE1, GH3, GH43_17, GH43_2, CBM6, GH43_7, GH43_7, GH9
PUL0553 RT-PCR, qPCR xylan Bacteroides xylanisolvens <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27142817/>27142817</a>
Xylan degradation by the human gut Bacteroides xylanisolvens XB1A(T) involves two distinct gene clusters that are linked at the transcriptional level. BMC Genomics. 2016 May 4;17:326. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2680-8.
2016 May 4 degradation 22 13 CE6, CE1, GH10, GH115, GH3, GH31_4, GH43_10, CBM91, GH43_12, CBM91, GH43_29, CBM6, GH5_21, GH95, GH97
PUL0611 liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry alpha-glucan Winogradskyella sp. isolate Bin3 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32071270/>32071270</a>
Metagenomic and Metaproteomic Insights into Photoautotrophic and Heterotrophic Interactions in a Synechococcus Culture. mBio. 2020 Feb 18;11(1):e03261-19. doi: 10.1128/mBio.03261-19.
2020 Feb 18 degradation 14 7 CE1, GH13_19, GH13_38, GH13_46, GH31, GH65, GH97
PUL0625 RNA-seq xylan Prevotella sp. PMUR <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33113351/>33113351</a>
Distinct Polysaccharide Utilization Determines Interspecies Competition between Intestinal Prevotella spp. Cell Host Microbe. 2020 Dec 9;28(6):838-852.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.09.012. Epub 2020 Oct 27.
2020 Dec 9 degradation 18 10 CE1, CE1, CE1, GH115, GH30_8, GH43_10, CBM91, GH43_12, CBM91, GH43_29, CBM6, GH95, GH97
PUL0643 enzyme activity assay, liquid chromatography, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, qRT-PCR, crystallization arabinoxylan Bacteroides intestinalis DSM 17393 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33469030/>33469030</a>
Degradation of complex arabinoxylans by human colonic Bacteroidetes. Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 19;12(1):459. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20737-5.
2021 Jan 19 degradation 12 7 CE1, CE6, CE1, GH3, GH43_17, GH43_2, CBM6, GH43_7, GH43_7
PUL0644 enzyme activity assay, liquid chromatography, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, qRT-PCR, crystallization arabinoxylan Bacteroides cellulosilyticus DSM 14838 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33469030/>33469030</a>
Degradation of complex arabinoxylans by human colonic Bacteroidetes. Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 19;12(1):459. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20737-5.
2021 Jan 19 degradation 12 8 CE1, GH3, GH43_17, GH43_2, CBM6, GH43_7, GH43_7, GH9
PUL0645 enzyme activity assay, liquid chromatography, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, qRT-PCR, crystallization arabinoxylan Bacteroides oleiciplenus YIT 12058 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33469030/>33469030</a>
Degradation of complex arabinoxylans by human colonic Bacteroidetes. Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 19;12(1):459. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20737-5.
2021 Jan 19 degradation 10 5 CE1, GH3, GH43_17, GH43_2, CBM6, GH43_7, GH43_7
PUL0648 high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, substrate binding assay, thin-layer chromatography, NMR, mass spectrometry, crystallization xylan Dysgonomonas mossii DSM 22836 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33667545/>33667545</a>
A polysaccharide utilization locus from the gut bacterium Dysgonomonas mossii encodes functionally distinct carbohydrate esterases. J Biol Chem. 2021 Jan-Jun;296:100500. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100500. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
2021 Jan-Jun degradation 37 21 CE1, CE1, CE1, CE20, CE20, CE6, GH10, GH115, GH146, GH31_4, GH43_1, GH43_10, CBM91, GH43_12, CBM91, GH43_29, GH43_29, CBM6, GH51_2, GH67, GH8, GH97
PUL0651 enzyme activity assay, NMR agarose Gilvimarinus chinensis DSM 19667 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33691998/>33691998</a>
Agarase cocktail from agar polysaccharide utilization loci converts homogenized Gelidium amansii into neoagarooligosaccharides. Food Chem. 2021 Aug 1;352:128685. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128685. Epub 2020 Nov 19.
2021 Aug 1 degradation 63 15 CBM6, CBM6, CBM6, GH86, GH86, CE1, GH117, GH127, GH16_16, CBM13, GH16_16, CBM6, CBM6, GH16_3, GH167, GH2, GH50, GH86
PUL0669 clone, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, enzymatic product analysis xylan Bacteroides eggerthii 1_2_48FAA <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34480044/>34480044</a>
Characterization of a novel multidomain CE15-GH8 enzyme encoded by a polysaccharide utilization locus in the human gut bacterium Bacteroides eggerthii. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 3;11(1):17662. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96659-z.
2021 Sep 3 degradation 26 15 CE1, CE15, GH8, CE20, CE20, CE6, GH10, GH115, GH31_4, GH35, GH43_1, GH43_10, CBM91, GH43_12, CBM91, GH5_21, GH67, GH95, GH97
PUL0694 recombinant protein expression, SDS-PAGE, HPLC xylan Caldicellulosiruptor bescii DSM 6725 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36218355/>36218355</a>, <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34060910/>34060910</a>
Biochemical and Regulatory Analyses of Xylanolytic Regulons in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii Reveal Genus-Wide Features of Hemicellulose Utilization. Transcriptional Regulation of Plant Biomass Degradation and Carbohydrate Utilization Genes in the Extreme Thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2022 Nov 8;88(21):e0130222. doi: 10.1128/aem.01302-22. Epub 2022 Oct 11. mSystems. 2021 Jun 29;6(3):e0134520. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.01345-20. Epub 2021 Jun 1.
2022 Nov 8,2021 Jun 29 degradation 14 6 CBM22, CBM22, GH10, CE1, GH10, GH39, GH43_10, CBM22, CBM91, GH43_16, CBM6
PUL0703 enzyme activity assay, recombinant protein expression, thin-layer chromatography agarose Aquimarina sp. ERC-38 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37002465/>37002465</a>
Agarolytic Pathway in the Newly Isolated Aquimarina sp. Bacterial Strain ERC-38 and Characterization of a Putative beta-agarase. Mar Biotechnol (NY). 2023 Apr;25(2):314-327. doi: 10.1007/s10126-023-10206-7. Epub 2023 Apr 1.
2023 Apr degradation 36 10 CE1, GH117, GH117, GH16_15, GH16_16, GH16_16, CBM6, GH2, GH82, GH86, GH86, GH86, CBM6
PUL0705 fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE), dinitrosalicylic acid-assay (DNS-assay), HPLC, clone and expression xylan Flavimarina sp. Hel_I_48 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37121608/>37121608</a>
Marine Bacteroidetes enzymatically digest xylans from terrestrial plants. Environ Microbiol. 2023 Sep;25(9):1713-1727. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16390. Epub 2023 Apr 30.
2023 Sep degradation 14 8 CE6, CE1, CE1, GH10, GH43_10, CBM91, GH43_12, CBM91, GH8, GH95, GH97
PUL0708 RNA-seq, growth assay agar Pseudoalteromonas atlantica T6c <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37265394/>37265394</a>
Constructing Marine Bacterial Metabolic Chassis for Potential Biorefinery of Red Algal Biomass and Agaropectin Wastes. ACS Synth Biol. 2023 Jun 16;12(6):1782-1793. doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.3c00063. Epub 2023 Jun 2.
2023 Jun 16 degradation 41 5 CE1, GH13_38, GH31, GH86
PUL0743 gene mutant, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, recombinant protein expression, thermal shift assay (TSA), isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), HPAEC-PAD, RT-qPCR, fluorescence measurements xylan Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum H10 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36403068/>36403068</a>, <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38789996/>38789996</a>
Selfish uptake versus extracellular arabinoxylan degradation in the primary degrader Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum, a new string to its bow. Intracellular removal of acetyl, feruloyl and p-coumaroyl decorations on arabinoxylo-oligosaccharides imported from lignocellulosic biomass degradation by Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod. 2022 Nov 19;15(1):127. doi: 10.1186/s13068-022-02225-8. Microb Cell Fact. 2024 May 24;23(1):151. doi: 10.1186/s12934-024-02423-z.
2022 Nov 19,2024 May 24 degradation 13 6 CE1, CE20, CE20, GH39, GH43_10, CBM91, GH51_1, GH8
PUL0763 RNA-seq, qRT-PCR, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, thin-layer chromatography Hemicellulose Segatella copri DSM 18205 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39636128/>39636128</a>
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. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2025 Jan 31;91(1):e0175924. doi: 10.1128/aem.01759-24. Epub 2024 Dec 5.
2025 Jan 31 degradation 5 3 CE6, CE1, GH31_4, GH43_2, CBM6, GH8
PUL0793 enzyme activity assay, quantification of reaction product reducing ends, RNA-seq, differential gene expression, NMR, MALDI-TOF/MS, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay, recombinant protein expression arabinan Bacteroides intestinalis DSM 17393 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39443715/>39443715</a>
In vivo manipulation of human gut Bacteroides fitness by abiotic oligosaccharides. Nat Chem Biol. 2025 Apr;21(4):544-554. doi: 10.1038/s41589-024-01763-6. Epub 2024 Oct 23.
2025 Apr degradation 14 6 CE1, GH127, GH146, GH43_34, CBM32, GH97