Browse dbCAN-PUL Entries

PULID Characterization Method(s) Substrate Organism Publication Publish Date Type Num Genes Num CAZymes CazyFamily
PUL0001 RNA-seq, substrate binding assay, enzyme activity assay, mass spectrometry beta-mannan Roseburia intestinalis <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30796211/>30796211</a>
The human gut Firmicute Roseburia intestinalis is a primary degrader of dietary beta-mannans. Nat Commun. 2019 Feb 22;10(1):905. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08812-y.
2019 Feb 22 degradation 15 9 CE17, CBM35inCE17, CE2, GH1, GH113, GH130_1, GH130_2, GH36
PUL0030 isothermal calorimetric titration, gene deletion mutant and growth assay, enzyme activity assay galactomannan Bacillus sp. N16-5 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26978267/>26978267</a>, <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30351049/>30351049</a>, <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29360976/>29360976</a>
A Novel Manno-Oligosaccharide Binding Protein Identified in Alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. N16-5 Is Involved in Mannan Utilization. Galactomannan Degrading Enzymes from the Mannan Utilization Gene Cluster of Alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. N16-5 and Their Synergy on Galactomannan Degradation. Transcriptional regulation of the mannan utilization genes in the alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. N16-5. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 15;11(3):e0150059. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150059. eCollection 2016. J Agric Food Chem. 2018 Oct 24;66(42):11055-11063. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03878. Epub 2018 Oct 15. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2018 Feb 1;365(4). doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnx280.
2016,2018 Oct 24,2018 Feb 1 degradation 12 6 CE7, GH130_1, GH130_2, GH27
PUL0117 expression of recombinant proteins, RNA-seq, differential gene expression, enzyme specificity assay, enzyme activity assay host glycan Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31160824/>31160824</a>, <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23943617/>23943617</a>
Complex N-glycan breakdown by gut Bacteroides involves an extensive enzymatic apparatus encoded by multiple co-regulated genetic loci. Discovery of beta-1,4-D-mannosyl-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine phosphorylase involved in the metabolism of N-glycans. Nat Microbiol. 2019 Sep;4(9):1571-1581. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0466-x. Epub 2019 Jun 3. J Biol Chem. 2013 Sep 20;288(38):27366-27374. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.469080. Epub 2013 Aug 13.
2019 Sep,2013 Sep 20 degradation 22 7 GH130_2, GH163, GH18, GH20, GH92
PUL0217 RNA-seq galactomannan Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25342756/>25342756</a>
Structural and biochemical basis for mannan utilization by Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus strain ATCC BAA-17. J Biol Chem. 2014 Dec 12;289(50):34965-77. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.579904. Epub 2014 Oct 23.
2014 Dec 12 degradation 7 2 GH130_2, GH5_36
PUL0424 microarray host glycan 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 18 5 GH130_2, GH163, GH18, GH92
PUL0600 liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, differential gene expression galactomannan Clostridium cellulovorans <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26020016/>26020016</a>
Elucidation of the recognition mechanisms for hemicellulose and pectin in Clostridium cellulovorans using intracellular quantitative proteome analysis. AMB Express. 2015 May 23;5:29. doi: 10.1186/s13568-015-0115-6. eCollection 2015.
2015 degradation 12 3 GH130_1, GH130_2, GH2
PUL0658 qPCR, growth assay beta-mannooligosaccharide Faecalibacterium prausnitzii SL3/3 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34061597/>34061597</a>
Human Gut Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Deploys a Highly Efficient Conserved System To Cross-Feed on beta-Mannan-Derived Oligosaccharides. mBio. 2021 Jun 29;12(3):e0362820. doi: 10.1128/mBio.03628-20. Epub 2021 Jun 1.
2021 Jun 29 degradation 14 6 CE17, CBM35inCE17, CBM35inCE17, CE2, GH113, GH130_1, GH130_2, GH36
PUL0699 RT-qPCR, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography beta-mannan Roseburia hominis A2-183 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36557749/>36557749</a>
Cross-Feeding and Enzymatic Catabolism for Mannan-Oligosaccharide Utilization by the Butyrate-Producing Gut Bacterium Roseburia hominis A2-183. Microorganisms. 2022 Dec 16;10(12):2496. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10122496.
2022 Dec 16 degradation 14 7 CE17, CBM35inCE17, CE2, GH1, GH130_1, GH130_2, GH3, GH36
PUL0756 RNA-seq, qRT-PCR N-glycan Barnesiella intestinihominis <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39510934/>39510934</a>
Molecular mechanisms of complex-type N-glycan breakdown and metabolism by the human intestinal bacterium Barnesiella intestinihominis. J Biosci Bioeng. 2025 Jan;139(1):14-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2024.10.006. Epub 2024 Nov 7.
2025 Jan degradation 11 7 GH130_2, GH20, GH84, CBM32, GH85, GH92
PUL0786 RNA-seq, reducing-sugar assay, growth assay, high performance gel permeation chromatography, gas chromatography, RNA-seq, differential gene expression pectic polysaccharide Bacteroides ovatus strain ATCC 8483 <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38890895/>38890895</a>, <a href=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39892338/>39892338</a>
The Utilization by Bacteroides spp. of a Purified Polysaccharide from Fuzhuan Brick Tea. In vitro fermentation of a purified fraction of polysaccharides from the root of Brassica rapa L. by human gut microbiota and its interaction with Bacteroides ovatus. Foods. 2024 May 26;13(11):1666. doi: 10.3390/foods13111666. Food Chem. 2025 May 1;473:143109. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.143109. Epub 2025 Jan 27.
2024 May 26,2025 May 1 degradation 26 14 CBM67, GH78, CBM67, GH78, GH33, CE19, GH105, GH130_2, GH140, GH143, GH142, GH163, GH18, GH28, GH43_18, GH92, GH95, PL1_2