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Hamann PRV, de M B Silva L, Gomes TC, Noronha EF. Assembling mini-xylanosomes with Clostridium thermocellum XynA, and their properties in lignocellulose deconstruction. Enzyme Microb Technol 2021; 150:109887. [PMID: 34489040 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lignocellulose is a prominent source of carbohydrates to be used in biorefineries. One of the main challenges associated with its use is the low yields obtained during enzymatic hydrolysis, as well as the high cost associate with enzyme acquisition. Despite the great attention in using the fraction composed by hexoses, nowadays, there is a growing interest in enzymatic blends to deconstruct the pentose-rich fraction. Among the organisms studied as a source of enzymes to lignocellulose deconstruction, the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum stands out. Most of the remarkable performance of C. thermocellum in degrading cellulose is related to its capacity to assemble enzymes into well-organized enzymatic complexes, cellulosomes. A mini-version of a cellulosome was designed in the present study, using the xylanase XynA and the N-terminus portion of scaffolding protein, mCipA, harboring one CBM3 and two cohesin I domains. The formed mini-xylanosome displayed maximum activity between 60 and 70 °C in a pH range from 6 to 8. Although biochemical properties of complexed/non-complexed enzymes were similar, the formed xylanosome displayed higher hydrolysis at 60 and 70 °C for alkali-treated sugarcane bagasse. Lignocellulose deconstruction using fungal secretome and the mini-xylanosome resulted in higher d-glucose yield, and the addition of the mCipA scaffolding protein enhanced cellulose deconstruction when coupled with fungal enzymes. Results obtained in this study demonstrated that the assembling of xylanases into mini-xylanosomes could improve sugarcane deconstruction, and the mCipA protein can work as a cellulose degradation enhancer.
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- Pedro R V Hamann
- University of Brasilia, Cell Biology Department, Enzymology Laboratory, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Cell Biology Department, Enzymology Laboratory, Brazil
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- University of Brasilia, Cell Biology Department, Enzymology Laboratory, Brazil
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- University of Brasilia, Cell Biology Department, Enzymology Laboratory, Brazil.
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Singh N, Mathur AS, Gupta RP, Barrow CJ, Tuli DK, Puri M. Enzyme systems of thermophilic anaerobic bacteria for lignocellulosic biomass conversion. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 168:572-590. [PMID: 33309672 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Economic production of lignocellulose degrading enzymes for biofuel industries is of considerable interest to the biotechnology community. While these enzymes are widely distributed in fungi, their industrial production from other sources, particularly by thermophilic anaerobic bacteria (growth Topt ≥ 60 °C), is an emerging field. Thermophilic anaerobic bacteria produce a large number of lignocellulolytic enzymes having unique structural features and employ different schemes for biomass degradation, which can be classified into four systems namely; 'free enzyme system', 'cell anchored enzymes', 'complex cellulosome system', and 'multifunctional multimodular enzyme system'. Such enzymes exhibit high specific activity and have a natural ability to withstand harsh bioprocessing conditions. However, achieving a higher production of these thermostable enzymes at current bioprocessing targets is challenging. In this review, the research opportunities for these distinct enzyme systems in the biofuel industry and the associated technological challenges are discussed. The current status of research findings is highlighted along with a detailed description of the categorization of the different enzyme production schemes. It is anticipated that high temperature-based bioprocessing will become an integral part of sustainable bioenergy production in the near future.
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- Nisha Singh
- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217, Australia; DBT-IOC Centre for Advance Bioenergy Research, Research & Development Centre, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Sector-13, Faridabad 121007, India
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- DBT-IOC Centre for Advance Bioenergy Research, Research & Development Centre, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Sector-13, Faridabad 121007, India
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- DBT-IOC Centre for Advance Bioenergy Research, Research & Development Centre, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Sector-13, Faridabad 121007, India
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217, Australia
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- DBT-IOC Centre for Advance Bioenergy Research, Research & Development Centre, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Sector-13, Faridabad 121007, India
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217, Australia; Medical Biotechnology, Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide 5042, Australia.
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Schmuck B, Gudmundsson M, Härd T, Sandgren M. Coupled chemistry kinetics demonstrate the utility of functionalized Sup35 amyloid nanofibrils in biocatalytic cascades. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:14966-14977. [PMID: 31416835 PMCID: PMC6791322 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.008455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Concerns over the environment are a central driver for designing cell-free enzymatic cascade reactions that synthesize non-petrol-based commodity compounds. An often-suggested strategy that would demonstrate the economic competitiveness of this technology is recycling of valuable enzymes through their immobilization. For this purpose, amyloid nanofibrils are an ideal scaffold to realize chemistry-free covalent enzyme immobilization on a material that offers a large surface area. However, in most instances, only single enzyme-functionalized amyloid fibrils have so far been studied. To embark on the next stage, here we displayed xylanase A, β-xylosidase, and an aldose sugar dehydrogenase on Sup35(1-61) nanofibrils to convert beechwood xylan to xylonolactone. We characterized this enzymatic cascade by measuring the time-dependent accumulation of xylose, xylooligomers, and xylonolactone. Furthermore, we studied the effects of relative enzyme concentrations, pH, temperature, and agitation on product formation. Our investigations revealed that a modular cascade with a mixture of xylanase and β-xylosidase, followed by product removal and separate oxidation of xylose with the aldose sugar dehydrogenase, is more productive than an enzyme mix containing all of these enzymes together. Moreover, we found that the nanofibril-coupled enzymes do not lose activity compared with their native state. These findings provide proof of concept of the feasibility of functionalized Sup35(1-61) fibrils as a molecular scaffold for biocatalytic cascades consisting of reusable enzymes that can be used in biotechnology.
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- Benjamin Schmuck
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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Prasad RK, Chatterjee S, Mazumder PB, Gupta SK, Sharma S, Vairale MG, Datta S, Dwivedi SK, Gupta DK. Bioethanol production from waste lignocelluloses: A review on microbial degradation potential. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 231:588-606. [PMID: 31154237 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Tremendous explosion of population has led to about 200% increment of total energy consumptions in last twenty-five years. Apart from conventional fossil fuel as limited energy source, alternative non-conventional sources are being explored worldwide to cater the energy requirement. Lignocellulosic biomass conversion for biofuel production is an important alternative energy source due to its abundance in nature and creating less harmful impacts on the environment in comparison to the coal or petroleum-based sources. However, lignocellulose biopolymer, the building block of plants, is a recalcitrant substance and difficult to break into desirable products. Commonly used chemical and physical methods for pretreating the substrate are having several limitations. Whereas, utilizing microbial potential to hydrolyse the biomass is an interesting area of research. Because of the complexity of substrate, several enzymes are required that can act synergistically to hydrolyse the biopolymer producing components like bioethanol or other energy substances. Exploring a range of microorganisms, like bacteria, fungi, yeast etc. that utilizes lignocelluloses for their energy through enzymatic breaking down the biomass, is one of the options. Scientists are working upon designing organisms through genetic engineering tools to integrate desired enzymes into a single organism (like bacterial cell). Studies on designer cellulosomes and bacteria consortia development relating consolidated bioprocessing are exciting to overcome the issue of appropriate lignocellulose digestions. This review encompasses up to date information on recent developments for effective microbial degradation processes of lignocelluloses for improved utilization to produce biofuel (bioethanol in particular) from the most plentiful substances of our planet.
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- Rajesh Kumar Prasad
- Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Tezpur, 784001, Assam, India; Assam University, Silchar, 788011, Assam, India
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- Defence Research Laboratory, DRDO, Tezpur, 784001, Assam, India
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- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Radioökologie und Strahlenschutz (IRS), HerrenhäuserStr. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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Basit A, Liu J, Rahim K, Jiang W, Lou H. Thermophilic xylanases: from bench to bottle. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2018; 38:989-1002. [DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2018.1425662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Abdul Basit
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health and State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health and State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering Drug and Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health and State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health and State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Lee CC, Kibblewhite RE, Paavola CD, Orts WJ, Wagschal K. Production of Glucaric Acid from Hemicellulose Substrate by Rosettasome Enzyme Assemblies. Mol Biotechnol 2017; 58:489-96. [PMID: 27198564 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-016-9945-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hemicellulose biomass is a complex polymer with many different chemical constituents that can be utilized as industrial feedstocks. These molecules can be released from the polymer and transformed into value-added chemicals through multistep enzymatic pathways. Some bacteria produce cellulosomes which are assemblies composed of lignocellulolytic enzymes tethered to a large protein scaffold. Rosettasomes are artificial engineered ring scaffolds designed to mimic the bacterial cellulosome. Both cellulosomes and rosettasomes have been shown to facilitate much higher rates of biomass hydrolysis compared to the same enzymes free in solution. We investigated whether tethering enzymes involved in both biomass hydrolysis and oxidative transformation to glucaric acid onto a rosettasome scaffold would result in an analogous production enhancement in a combined hydrolysis and bioconversion metabolic pathway. Three different enzymes were used to hydrolyze birchwood hemicellulose and convert the substituents to glucaric acid, a top-12 DOE value added chemical feedstock derived from biomass. It was demonstrated that colocalizing the three different enzymes to the synthetic scaffold resulted in up to 40 % higher levels of product compared to uncomplexed enzymes.
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- Charles C Lee
- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA, 94710, USA.
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- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA, 94710, USA
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- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA
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- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA, 94710, USA
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- Bioproducts Research Unit, USDA-ARS-WRRC, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA, 94710, USA
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Galanopoulou AP, Moraïs S, Georgoulis A, Morag E, Bayer EA, Hatzinikolaou DG. Insights into the functionality and stability of designer cellulosomes at elevated temperatures. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:8731-43. [PMID: 27207145 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7594-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 04/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Enzymatic breakdown of lignocellulose is a major limiting step in second generation biorefineries. Assembly of the necessary activities into designer cellulosomes increases the productivity of this step by enhancing enzyme synergy through the proximity effect. However, most cellulosomal components are obtained from mesophilic microorganisms, limiting the applications to temperatures up to 50 °C. We hypothesized that a scaffoldin, comprising modular components of mainly mesophilic origin, can function at higher temperatures when combined with thermophilic enzymes, and the resulting designer cellulosomes could be employed in higher temperature reactions. For this purpose, we used a tetravalent scaffoldin constituted of three cohesins of mesophilic origin as well as a cohesin and cellulose-binding module derived from the thermophilic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum. The scaffoldin was combined with four thermophilic enzymes from Geobacillus and Caldicellulosiruptor species, each fused with a dockerin whose specificity matched one of the cohesins. We initially verified that the biochemical properties and thermal stability of the resulting chimeric enzymes were not affected by the presence of the mesophilic dockerins. Then we examined the stability of the individual single-enzyme-scaffoldin complexes and the full tetravalent cellulosome showing that all complexes are stable and functional for at least 6 h at 60 °C. Finally, within this time frame and conditions, the full complex appeared over 50 % more efficient in the hydrolysis of corn stover compared to the free enzymes. Overall, the results support the utilization of scaffoldin components of mesophilic origin at relatively high temperatures and provide a framework for the production of designer cellulosomes suitable for high temperature biorefinery applications.
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- Anastasia P Galanopoulou
- Faculty of Biology, Microbiology Group, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 15784, Zografou, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Microbiology Group, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 15784, Zografou, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Microbiology Group, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 15784, Zografou, Attica, Greece.
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Towards enzymatic breakdown of complex plant xylan structures: State of the art. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:1260-1274. [PMID: 27620948 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Significant progress over the past few years has been achieved in the enzymology of microbial degradation and saccharification of plant xylan, after cellulose being the most abundant natural renewable polysaccharide. Several new types of xylan depolymerizing and debranching enzymes have been described in microorganisms. Despite the increasing variety of known glycoside hydrolases and carbohydrate esterases, some xylan structures still appear quite recalcitrant. This review focuses on the mode of action of different types of depolymerizing endoxylanases and their cooperation with β-xylosidase and accessory enzymes in breakdown of complex highly branched xylan structures. Emphasis is placed on the enzymatic hydrolysis of alkali-extracted deesterified polysaccharide as well as acetylated xylan isolated from plant cell walls under non-alkaline conditions. It is also shown how the combination of selected endoxylanases and debranching enzymes can determine the nature of prebiotic xylooligosaccharides or lead to complete hydrolysis of the polysaccharide. The article also highlights the possibility for discovery of novel xylanolytic enzymes, construction of multifunctional chimeric enzymes and xylanosomes in parallel with increasing knowledge on the fine structure of the polysaccharide.
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Gonçalves GAL, Mori Y, Kamiya N. Biomolecular assembly strategies to develop potential artificial cellulosomes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1186/s40508-014-0019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cellulosic biomass is a sustainable source for fuels and value-added chemicals, and is available in large quantities. One of the key challenges in biomass processing is associated with the establishment of an efficient enzymatic degradation of plant cell wall. A multi-enzymatic complex, cellulosome, was identified as a highly efficient biocatalyst for the hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass in nature. Significant progress has been achieved on cellulosome production and application since its discovery, but there is still a gap for industrial use. Artificial systems are being developed by employing various pairs of proteins and scaffolds with the objective of reconstructing this natural multi-enzymatic complex for sustainable biotechnology application.
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Microbial Exo-xylanases: A Mini Review. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 174:81-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1042-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Thomas L, Joseph A, Gottumukkala LD. Xylanase and cellulase systems of Clostridium sp.: an insight on molecular approaches for strain improvement. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 158:343-50. [PMID: 24581864 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Bioethanol and biobutanol hold great promise as alternative biofuels, especially for transport sector, because they can be produced from lignocellulosic agro-industrial residues. From techno-economic point of view, the bioprocess for biofuels production should involve minimal processing steps. Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP), which combines various processing steps such as pretreatment, hydrolysis and fermentation in a single bioreactor, could be of great relevance for the production of bioethanol and biobutanol or solvents (acetone, butanol, ethanol), employing clostridia. For CBP, Clostridium holds best promise because it possesses multi-enzyme system involving cellulosome and xylanosome, which comprise several enzymes such as cellulases and xylanases. The aim of this article was to review the recent developments on enzyme systems of clostridia, especially xylanase and cellulase with an effort to analyse the information available on molecular approaches for the improvement of strains with ultimate aim to improve the efficiencies of hydrolysis and fermentation.
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- Leya Thomas
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology, Kannur University, Thalassery Campus, Kannur 670 661, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India
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