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The SG(A)NH superfamily is characterized by four highly conserved sequence blocks containing serine (S), alanine (A), asparagine (N), and histidine (H) residues, each of which is incorporated in active sites or oxyanion holes. High specificities of SG(A)NH hydrolases could be used for the preparations of chiral compounds and enantiomeric resolutions. Here, a novel SG(A)NH hydrolase (XAC833) from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv, which has a SANH fold (Ser34, Ala68, Asn51, His135) was expressed, purified, and characterized using biochemical and biophysical methods. A sequence comparison of XAC833 with other SG(A)NH members confirmed the presence of a catalytic triad and functionally important amino acids. The wild type enzyme was able to hydrolyzed p-nitrophenyl acetate, p-nitrophenyl butyrate and p-nitrophenyl valerate. Structural and functional properties of XAC833 were investigated using circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence, dynamic light scattering (DLS), electron microscopy (EM), and time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry with site-directed mutagenesis. Site-directed mutagenesis and crystallographic analysis is currently under progress for its industrial applications.