... Journal compilation ª 2010 FEBS 3551 Aspergillus nidulans a-galactosidase of glycoside hydrolase family 36 catalyses the formation of a-galacto-oligosaccharides by transglycosylation Hiroyuki Nakai1, ... analysis of Thermotoga maritimaGH36 a-galactosidase (TmGalA) confirms the mecha-nistic commonality of clan GH-D glycoside hydrolases.Biochemistry 46, 3319–3330.25 Zechel DL & Withers SG ... at the anomeric centre. In the next step,water is deprotonated by the general base catalyst andattacks the anomeric centre, releasing the carbohydratemoiety. For GH36, the nucleophile and the...