The ability of β-glucanases to cleave xyloglucans, a family of highly decorated β-glucans ubiquitous in plant biomass, has traditionally been overlooked in functional biochemical studies. An emerging body of data indicates, however, that a spectrum of xyloglucan specificity resides in diverse glycoside hydrolases from a range of carbohydrate-active enzyme families-including classic "cellulase" families. This chapter outlines a series of enzyme kinetic and product analysis methods to establish degrees of xyloglucan specificity and modes of action of glycosidases emerging from enzyme discovery projects.
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