6-Phospho-β-glucosidase

The enzyme 6-phospho-β-glucosidase catalyzes the following reaction:


 * 6-phospho-β- D -glucosyl-(1,4)- D -glucose + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ D -glucose + D -glucose 6-phosphate

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 6-phospho-β- D -glucosyl-(1,4)- D -glucose glucohydrolase. Other names in common use include phospho-β-glucosidase A, phospho-β-glucosidase, and phosphocellobiase.

Structural studies
As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code.