Browse dbCAN-PUL Entries

PULID Characterization Method(s) Substrate Organism Publication Publish Date Type Num Genes Num CAZymes CazyFamily
PUL0007 sequence homology analysis galactan Leuconostoc gelidum 27274361
Complete genome sequence of Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gasicomitatum KG16-1, isolated from vacuum-packaged vegetable sausages. Stand Genomic Sci. 2016 Jun 7;11:40. doi: 10.1186/s40793-016-0164-8. eCollection 2016.
2016 degradation 8 2 GH42, GH53
PUL0038 enzyme activity assay, Southern Blot melibiose Thermus brockianus 10741834
The structure of the alpha-galactosidase gene loci in Thermus brockianus ITI360 and Thermus thermophilus TH125. Extremophiles. 2000 Feb;4(1):23-33. doi: 10.1007/s007920050004.
2000 Feb degradation 8 2 GH36, GH42
PUL0122 enzyme activity assay alpha-galactan Thermotoga maritima 9741105
Properties of an alpha-galactosidase, and structure of its gene galA, within an alpha-and beta-galactoside utilization gene cluster of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima. Syst Appl Microbiol. 1998 Mar;21(1):1-11. doi: 10.1016/s0723-2020(98)80002-7.
1998 Mar degradation 6 3 GH2, GH36, GH42
PUL0192 RNA-seq, RT-PCR, qPCR pectin Bacteroides xylanisolvens 26920945
Unraveling the pectinolytic function of Bacteroides xylanisolvens using a RNA-seq approach and mutagenesis. BMC Genomics. 2016 Feb 27;17:147. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2472-1.
2016 Feb 27 degradation 27 14 CE12, CE12, CE12, GH105, GH106, GH2, GH28, GH42, GH43_18, GH43_34, CBM32, PL11, PL11_1, PL26
PUL0209 enzyme activity assay, gene deletion mutant and growth assay galactan Dickeya dadantii 17644603
Characterization of the Erwinia chrysanthemi Gan locus, involved in galactan catabolism. J Bacteriol. 2007 Oct;189(19):7053-61. doi: 10.1128/JB.00845-07. Epub 2007 Jul 20.
2007 Oct degradation 9 2 GH42, GH53
PUL0214 qRT-PCR galactooligosaccharide Bifidobacterium adolescentis 25483279
Diverse galactooligosaccharides consumption by bifidobacteria: implications of beta-galactosidase--LacS operon. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2015;79(4):664-72. doi: 10.1080/09168451.2014.987204. Epub 2014 Dec 6.
2015 degradation 9 2 GH35, GH42
PUL0249 microarray pectin Bacillus subtilis 17449691
Plant cell wall degradation by saprophytic Bacillus subtilis strains: gene clusters responsible for rhamnogalacturonan depolymerization. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Jun;73(12):3803-13. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00147-07. Epub 2007 Apr 20.
2007 Jun degradation 12 6 CE12, GH105, GH42, PL11
PUL0266 enzyme activity assay human milk oligosaccharide Halorubrum lacusprofundi 23320757
Cloning, overexpression, purification, and characterization of a polyextremophilic beta-galactosidase from the Antarctic haloarchaeon Halorubrum lacusprofundi. BMC Biotechnol. 2013 Jan 16;13:3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6750-13-3.
2013 Jan 16 degradation 15 2 GH36, GH42
PUL0271 RT-qPCR gentiobiose Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis 23663691
Transcriptional analysis of oligosaccharide utilization by Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04. BMC Genomics. 2013 May 10;14:312. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-312.
2013 May 10 degradation 4 2 GH30_1, GH42
PUL0273 RT-qPCR beta-galactooligosaccharide Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis 23663691
Transcriptional analysis of oligosaccharide utilization by Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04. BMC Genomics. 2013 May 10;14:312. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-312.
2013 May 10 degradation 5 1 GH42
PUL0282 enzyme activity assay galactan Geobacillus stearothermophilus 23216604
Functional characterization of the galactan utilization system of Geobacillus stearothermophilus. FEBS J. 2013 Feb;280(3):950-64. doi: 10.1111/febs.12089. Epub 2013 Jan 7.
2013 Feb degradation 7 2 CBM61, GH53, CBM61, GH42
PUL0283 microarray, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry galactooligosaccharide Bifidobacterium breve 23199239
Transcriptional and functional characterization of genetic elements involved in galacto-oligosaccharide utilization by Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003. Microb Biotechnol. 2013 Jan;6(1):67-79. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12011. Epub 2012 Dec 2.
2013 Jan degradation 6 2 GH42, GH53, CBM61
PUL0285 microarray, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry galactooligosaccharide Bifidobacterium breve 23199239
Transcriptional and functional characterization of genetic elements involved in galacto-oligosaccharide utilization by Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003. Microb Biotechnol. 2013 Jan;6(1):67-79. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12011. Epub 2012 Dec 2.
2013 Jan degradation 6 1 GH42
PUL0297 gene trait matching exercise galactan Bifidobacterium longum 29310579
Gene-trait matching across the Bifidobacterium longum pan-genome reveals considerable diversity in carbohydrate catabolism among human infant strains. BMC Genomics. 2018 Jan 8;19(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-4388-9.
2018 Jan 8 degradation 9 2 GH42, GH53, CBM61
PUL0298 gene trait matching exercise galactan Bifidobacterium longum 29310579
Gene-trait matching across the Bifidobacterium longum pan-genome reveals considerable diversity in carbohydrate catabolism among human infant strains. BMC Genomics. 2018 Jan 8;19(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-4388-9.
2018 Jan 8 degradation 10 1 GH42
PUL0323 fitness contribution assay, insertion sequencing galactan Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis 28617843
Characterization of the regulation of a plant polysaccharide utilization operon and its role in biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS One. 2017 Jun 15;12(6):e0179761. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179761. eCollection 2017.
2017 degradation 6 2 GH42, GH53
PUL0367 mass spectrometry galactooligosaccharide Bifidobacterium longum 18539808
Differential transcriptional response of Bifidobacterium longum to human milk, formula milk, and galactooligosaccharide. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 Aug;74(15):4686-94. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00122-08. Epub 2008 Jun 6.
2008 Aug degradation 3 1 GH42
PUL0399 microarray beta-galactooligosaccharide Lactobacillus acidophilus 22006318
Transcriptional and functional analysis of galactooligosaccharide uptake by lacS in Lactobacillus acidophilus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Oct 25;108(43):17785-90. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1114152108. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
2011 Oct 25 degradation 12 2 GH2, GH42
PUL0564 microarray, qPCR, UHPLC-MS, RNA-seq, RT-qPCR pectin Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron 18996345
Mucosal glycan foraging enhances fitness and transmission of a saccharolytic human gut bacterial symbiont. Recognition and degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides by two human gut symbionts. Discrete genetic loci in human gut Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron confer pectin metabolism. Cell Host Microbe. 2008 Nov 13;4(5):447-57. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2008.09.007. PLoS Biol. 2011 Dec;9(12):e1001221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001221. Epub 2011 Dec 20. Carbohydr Polym. 2021 Nov 15;272:118534. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118534. Epub 2021 Aug 6.
2008 Nov 13,2011 Dec,2021 Nov 15 degradation 39 22 CE12, CE12, CE12, CE4, CE6, GH105, GH106, GH2, GH27, GH28, GH35, GH43_18, GH42, PL11_1, PL26, PL9, PL9_1
PUL0680 gene deletion mutant and growth assay, clone and expression, qRT-PCR, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, crystallization, recombinant protein expression xyloglucan Bacteroides uniformis ATCC 8492 34995484
Polysaccharide utilization loci in Bacteroides determine population fitness and community-level interactions. Cell Surface Xyloglucan Recognition and Hydrolysis by the Human Gut Commensal Bacteroides uniformis. Cell Host Microbe. 2022 Feb 9;30(2):200-215.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.12.006. Epub 2022 Jan 6. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2022 Jan 11;88(1):e0156621. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01566-21. Epub 2021 Nov 3.
2022 Feb 9,2022 Jan 11 degradation 15 10 CE20, GH43_16, CBM6, GH2, GH29, GH2, GH2, GH31_4, GH42, GH43_33, GH5_4, GH97
PUL0723 crystallization, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, enzyme activity assay pectin Phocaeicola dorei DSM 17855 38179933
Polysaccharide utilization loci from Bacteroidota encode CE15 enzymes with possible roles in cleaving pectin-lignin bonds. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 Jan 24;90(1):e0176823. doi: 10.1128/aem.01768-23. Epub 2024 Jan 5.
2024 Jan 24 degradation 17 12 CE12, CE15, GH105, GH106, GH106, GH28, GH2, GH28, GH42, GH43_18, GH43_34, CBM32, GH78, PL11
PUL0724 crystallization, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, enzyme activity assay pectin Phocaeicola vulgatus ATCC 8482 38179933
Polysaccharide utilization loci from Bacteroidota encode CE15 enzymes with possible roles in cleaving pectin-lignin bonds. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 Jan 24;90(1):e0176823. doi: 10.1128/aem.01768-23. Epub 2024 Jan 5.
2024 Jan 24 degradation 16 12 CE12, CE15, GH105, GH106, GH106, GH28, GH2, GH28, GH42, GH43_18, GH43_34, CBM32, GH78, PL11
PUL0787 RNA-seq, reducing-sugar assay, growth assay pectic polysaccharide Bacteroides ovatus strain ATCC 8483 39892338
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. Food Chem. 2025 May 1;473:143109. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.143109. Epub 2025 Jan 27.
2025 May 1 degradation 31 16 CE12, CE12, CE12, CE4, GH105, GH106, GH2, GH28, GH42, GH43_18, GH43_34, PL11_1, PL26