Uncommon glycosidases for the enzymatic preparation of glycosides

Most of the reports in literature dedicated to the use of glycosyl hydrolases for the
preparation of glycosides are about gluco- (?- and ?-form) and galacto-sidase (?-form),
reflecting the high-availability of both anomers of glucosides and of ?-galactosides and their
wide-ranging applications. Hence, the idea of this review was to analyze the literature
focusing on hardly-mentioned natural and engineered glycosyl hydrolases. Their performances
in the synthetic mode and natural hydrolytic potential are examined. Both the choice of
articles and their discussion are from a biomolecular and a biotechnological perspective of
the biocatalytic process, shedding light on new applicative ideas and on the assortment of
biomolecular diversity. The hope is to elicit new interest for the development of biocatalysis
and to gather attention of biocatalyst practitioners for glycosynthesis.