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Biorefinery Gets Hot: Thermophilic Enzymes and Microorganisms for Second-Generation Bioethanol Production. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9091583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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To mitigate the current global energy and the environmental crisis, biofuels such as bioethanol have progressively gained attention from both scientific and industrial perspectives. However, at present, commercialized bioethanol is mainly derived from edible crops, thus raising serious concerns given its competition with feed production. For this reason, lignocellulosic biomasses (LCBs) have been recognized as important alternatives for bioethanol production. Because LCBs supply is sustainable, abundant, widespread, and cheap, LCBs-derived bioethanol currently represents one of the most viable solutions to meet the global demand for liquid fuel. However, the cost-effective conversion of LCBs into ethanol remains a challenge and its implementation has been hampered by several bottlenecks that must still be tackled. Among other factors related to the challenging and variable nature of LCBs, we highlight: (i) energy-demanding pretreatments, (ii) expensive hydrolytic enzyme blends, and (iii) the need for microorganisms that can ferment mixed sugars. In this regard, thermophiles represent valuable tools to overcome some of these limitations. Thus, the aim of this review is to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art technologies involved, such as the use of thermophilic enzymes and microorganisms in industrial-relevant conditions, and to propose possible means to implement thermophiles into second-generation ethanol biorefineries that are already in operation.
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Molecular engineering to improve lignocellulosic biomass based applications using filamentous fungi. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2020; 114:73-109. [PMID: 33934853 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2020.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant and renewable resource, and its utilization has become the focus of research and biotechnology applications as a very promising raw material for the production of value-added compounds. Filamentous fungi play an important role in the production of various lignocellulolytic enzymes, while some of them have also been used for the production of important metabolites. However, wild type strains have limited efficiency in enzyme production or metabolic conversion, and therefore many efforts have been made to engineer improved strains. Examples of this are the manipulation of transcriptional regulators and/or promoters of enzyme-encoding genes to increase gene expression, and protein engineering to improve the biochemical characteristics of specific enzymes. This review provides and overview of the applications of filamentous fungi in lignocellulosic biomass based processes and the development and current status of various molecular engineering strategies to improve these processes.
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de Paula RG, Antoniêto ACC, Ribeiro LFC, Srivastava N, O'Donovan A, Mishra PK, Gupta VK, Silva RN. Engineered microbial host selection for value-added bioproducts from lignocellulose. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 37:107347. [PMID: 30771467 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lignocellulose is a rich and sustainable globally available carbon source and is considered a prominent alternative raw material for producing biofuels and valuable chemical compounds. Enzymatic hydrolysis is one of the crucial steps of lignocellulose degradation. Cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzyme mixes produced by different microorganisms including filamentous fungi, yeasts and bacteria, are used to degrade the biomass to liberate monosaccharides and other compounds for fermentation or conversion to value-added products. During biomass pretreatment and degradation, toxic compounds are produced, and undesirable carbon catabolic repression (CCR) can occur. In order to solve this problem, microbial metabolic pathways and transcription factors involved have been investigated along with the application of protein engineering to optimize the biorefinery platform. Engineered Microorganisms have been used to produce specific enzymes to breakdown biomass polymers and metabolize sugars to produce ethanol as well other biochemical compounds. Protein engineering strategies have been used for modifying lignocellulolytic enzymes to overcome enzymatic limitations and improving both their production and functionality. Furthermore, promoters and transcription factors, which are key proteins in this process, are modified to promote microbial gene expression that allows a maximum performance of the hydrolytic enzymes for lignocellulosic degradation. The present review will present a critical discussion and highlight the aspects of the use of microorganisms to convert lignocellulose into value-added bioproduct as well combat the bottlenecks to make the biorefinery platform from lignocellulose attractive to the market.
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- Renato Graciano de Paula
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi 221005, U.P, India
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- School of Science and Computing, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi 221005, U.P, India
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- ERA Chair of Green Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Paramjeet S, Manasa P, Korrapati N. Biofuels: Production of fungal-mediated ligninolytic enzymes and the modes of bioprocesses utilizing agro-based residues. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2018.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Engineering improved thermostability of the GH11 xylanase from Neocallimastix patriciarum via computational library design. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:3675-3685. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8872-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Prajapati AS, Panchal KJ, Pawar VA, Noronha MJ, Patel DH, Subramanian RB. Review on Cellulase and Xylanase Engineering for Biofuel Production. Ind Biotechnol (New Rochelle N Y) 2018. [DOI: 10.1089/ind.2017.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Anil S. Prajapati
- P.G. Department of Biosciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Studies, Satellite campus, Sardar Patel Maidan, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India
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- P.G. Department of Biosciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Studies, Satellite campus, Sardar Patel Maidan, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India
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- P.G. Department of Biosciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Studies, Satellite campus, Sardar Patel Maidan, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India
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- P.G. Department of Biosciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Studies, Satellite campus, Sardar Patel Maidan, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India
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- P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology Gujarat, India
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- P.G. Department of Biosciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Studies, Satellite campus, Sardar Patel Maidan, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India
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Improved thermostability of a metagenomic glucose-tolerant β-glycosidase based on its X-ray crystal structure. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:8353-8363. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8525-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Improvement of thermostability and activity of Trichoderma reesei endo-xylanase Xyn III on insoluble substrates. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:8043-51. [PMID: 27138202 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7563-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Trichoderma reesei Xyn III, an endo-β-1,4-xylanase belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 10 (GH10), is vital for the saccharification of xylans in plant biomass. However, its enzymatic thermostability and hydrolytic activity on insoluble substrates are low. To overcome these difficulties, the thermostability of Xyn III was improved using random mutagenesis and directed evolution, and its hydrolytic activity on insoluble substrates was improved by creating a chimeric protein. In the screening of thermostable Xyn III mutants from a random mutagenesis library, we identified two amino acid residues, Gln286 and Asn340, which are important for the thermostability of Xyn III. The Xyn III Gln286Ala/Asn340Tyr mutant showed xylanase activity even after heat treatment at 60 °C for 30 min or 50 °C for 96 h, indicating a dramatic enhancement in thermostability. In addition, we found that the addition of a xylan-binding domain (XBD) to the C-terminal of Xyn III improved its hydrolytic activity on insoluble xylan.
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Zouari Ayadi D, Hmida Sayari A, Ben Hlima H, Ben Mabrouk S, Mezghani M, Bejar S. Improvement of Trichoderma reesei xylanase II thermal stability by serine to threonine surface mutations. Int J Biol Macromol 2014; 72:163-70. [PMID: 25158289 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Three simple mutants, S80T, S146T, and S149T, and a double mutant, S80T-S149T, were constructed and expressed in Escherichia coli to replace Serine on the surface of the Trichoderma reesei xylanase protein with Threonine residues. While the Wild-type (WT) xylanase showed a half-life time (t1/2) of 20 min at 55 °C, the double mutant was more thermostable exhibiting a t1/2 value of 37 min, followed by the S80T and S149T mutants whose t1/2 values were 25 and 23 min, respectively. At 55 °C, the S146T mutant showed a decrease in thermostability with a t1/2 value of 3 min. While the WT enzyme retained only 32% of residual activity after incubation for 5 min at 60°C, the S80T, S149T, and the S80T-S149T mutant enzymes retained 45%, 41%, and 60%, respectively. Molecular modeling attributed the increase in the thermostability of the S80T and S149T mutants to a new hydrogen bond formation and a packing effect, respectively.
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- Dorra Zouari Ayadi
- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, PO Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, PO Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, PO Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, PO Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, PO Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, PO Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia.
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High secretory production of an alkaliphilic actinomycete xylanase and functional roles of some important residues. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 30:2053-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1630-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Li H, Kankaanpää A, Xiong H, Hummel M, Sixta H, Ojamo H, Turunen O. Thermostabilization of extremophilic Dictyoglomus thermophilum GH11 xylanase by an N-terminal disulfide bridge and the effect of ionic liquid [emim]OAc on the enzymatic performance. Enzyme Microb Technol 2013; 53:414-9. [PMID: 24315645 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the present study, an extremophilic GH11 xylanase was stabilized by an engineered N-terminal disulphide bridge. The effect of the stabilization was then tested against high temperatures and in the presence of a biomass-dissolving ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([emim]OAc). The N-terminal disulfide bridge increased the half-life of a GH11 xylanase (XYNB) from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Dictyoglomus thermophilum by 10-fold at 100°C. The apparent temperature optimum increased only by ∼5°C, which is less than the corresponding increase in mesophilic (∼15°C) and moderately thermophilic (∼10°C) xylanases. The performance of the enzyme was increased significantly at 100-110°C. The increasing concentration of [emim]OAc almost linearly increased the inactivation level of the enzyme activity and 25% [emim]OAc inactivated the enzyme almost fully. On the contrary, the apparent temperature optimum did not decrease to a similar extent, and the degree of denaturation of the enzyme was also much lower according to the residual activity assays. Also, 5% [emim]OAc largely counteracted the benefit obtained by the stabilizing disulfide bridge in the temperature-dependent activity assays, but not in the stability assays. Km was increased in the presence of [emim]OAc, indicating that [emim]OAc interfered the substrate-enzyme interactions. These results indicate that the effect of [emim]OAc is targeted more to the functioning of the enzyme than the basic stability of the hyperthermophilic GH11 xylanase.
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- He Li
- Aalto University, School of Chemical Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, P.O. Box 16100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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Singh RK, Tiwari MK, Singh R, Lee JK. From protein engineering to immobilization: promising strategies for the upgrade of industrial enzymes. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:1232-77. [PMID: 23306150 PMCID: PMC3565319 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14011232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Revised: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Enzymes found in nature have been exploited in industry due to their inherent catalytic properties in complex chemical processes under mild experimental and environmental conditions. The desired industrial goal is often difficult to achieve using the native form of the enzyme. Recent developments in protein engineering have revolutionized the development of commercially available enzymes into better industrial catalysts. Protein engineering aims at modifying the sequence of a protein, and hence its structure, to create enzymes with improved functional properties such as stability, specific activity, inhibition by reaction products, and selectivity towards non-natural substrates. Soluble enzymes are often immobilized onto solid insoluble supports to be reused in continuous processes and to facilitate the economical recovery of the enzyme after the reaction without any significant loss to its biochemical properties. Immobilization confers considerable stability towards temperature variations and organic solvents. Multipoint and multisubunit covalent attachments of enzymes on appropriately functionalized supports via linkers provide rigidity to the immobilized enzyme structure, ultimately resulting in improved enzyme stability. Protein engineering and immobilization techniques are sequential and compatible approaches for the improvement of enzyme properties. The present review highlights and summarizes various studies that have aimed to improve the biochemical properties of industrially significant enzymes.
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- Raushan Kumar Singh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 143-701, Korea.
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Bhatia L, Johri S, Ahmad R. An economic and ecological perspective of ethanol production from renewable agro waste: a review. AMB Express 2012; 2:65. [PMID: 23217124 PMCID: PMC3547755 DOI: 10.1186/2191-0855-2-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Agro-industrial wastes are generated during the industrial processing of agricultural products. These wastes are generated in large amounts throughout the year, and are the most abundant renewable resources on earth. Due to the large availability and composition rich in compounds that could be used in other processes, there is a great interest on the reuse of these wastes, both from economical and environmental view points. The economic aspect is based on the fact that such wastes may be used as low-cost raw materials for the production of other value-added compounds, with the expectancy of reducing the production costs. The environmental concern is because most of the agro-industrial wastes contain phenolic compounds and/or other compounds of toxic potential; which may cause deterioration of the environment when the waste is discharged to the nature. Although the production of bioethanol offers many benefits, more research is needed in the aspects like feedstock preparation, fermentation technology modification, etc., to make bioethanol more economically viable.
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Verma D, Satyanarayana T. Molecular approaches for ameliorating microbial xylanases. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 117:360-367. [PMID: 22595098 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2012] [Revised: 04/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In industrial processes, chemical catalysis is being replaced by enzyme catalysis, since the latter is environmentally benign, non-persistent and cost effective. Microbial xylanases have significant applications in textile, baking, food and feed industries, and in paper and pulp industries for reducing the chlorine requirement. The hazardous chlorine required for bleaching can be reduced up to 25-30% by including an enzymatic step in the pulp bleaching process. The paper pulp bleaching requires xylanases that are active at alkaline pH and elevated temperatures. The enzymes from the cultured microbes do not perform optimally in the paper industry due to their inadequate stability under the process conditions of high temperature and alkaline pH. This review, therefore, deals with the rationale of molecular approaches such as protein engineering for designing xylanases with improved characteristics to suit the process conditions in industries, and prospects and problems.
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- Digvijay Verma
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110 021, India
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Zhang ZG, Yi ZL, Pei XQ, Wu ZL. Improving the thermostability of Geobacillus stearothermophilus xylanase XT6 by directed evolution and site-directed mutagenesis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2010; 101:9272-9278. [PMID: 20691586 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Revised: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Protein engineering of the thermostable xylanase XT6 from Geobacillus stearothermophilus was performed to obtain enzymes with improved thermal tolerance. Mutants producing such enzymes were obtained after several rounds of directed evolution using error-prone PCR and sequence family shuffling, in combination with a consensus-based semi-rational approach. The most thermostable mutant enzyme contained 13 amino acid substitutions and its half-life of inactivation was 52-fold of that of the wild-type. Its reaction temperature for maximum activity increased from 77 degrees C to 87 degrees C, and catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)) increased by 90%. The mutant is of potential interest for industrial applications.
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- Zhi-Gang Zhang
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 416, Chengdu 610041, China
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Jordan DB, Wagschal K. Properties and applications of microbial β-D-xylosidases featuring the catalytically efficient enzyme from Selenomonas ruminantium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 86:1647-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2538-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2010] [Revised: 03/02/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen X, Xu S, Zhu M, Cui L, Zhu H, Liang Y, Zhang Z. Site-directed mutagenesis of an Aspergillus niger xylanase B and its expression, purification and enzymatic characterization in Pichia pastoris. Process Biochem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wang J, Zhang WW, Liu JN, Cao YL, Bai XT, Gong YS, Cen PL, Yang MM. An alkali-tolerant xylanase produced by the newly isolated alkaliphilic Bacillus pumilus from paper mill effluent. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 37:3297-302. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9915-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Accepted: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dashtban M, Schraft H, Qin W. Fungal bioconversion of lignocellulosic residues; opportunities & perspectives. Int J Biol Sci 2009; 5:578-95. [PMID: 19774110 PMCID: PMC2748470 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.5.578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 08/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The development of alternative energy technology is critically important because of the rising prices of crude oil, security issues regarding the oil supply, and environmental issues such as global warming and air pollution. Bioconversion of biomass has significant advantages over other alternative energy strategies because biomass is the most abundant and also the most renewable biomaterial on our planet. Bioconversion of lignocellulosic residues is initiated primarily by microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria which are capable of degrading lignocellulolytic materials. Fungi such as Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus niger produce large amounts of extracellular cellulolytic enzymes, whereas bacterial and a few anaerobic fungal strains mostly produce cellulolytic enzymes in a complex called cellulosome, which is associated with the cell wall. In filamentous fungi, cellulolytic enzymes including endoglucanases, cellobiohydrolases (exoglucanases) and beta-glucosidases work efficiently on cellulolytic residues in a synergistic manner. In addition to cellulolytic/hemicellulolytic activities, higher fungi such as basidiomycetes (e.g. Phanerochaete chrysosporium) have unique oxidative systems which together with ligninolytic enzymes are responsible for lignocellulose degradation. This review gives an overview of different fungal lignocellulolytic enzymatic systems including extracellular and cellulosome-associated in aerobic and anaerobic fungi, respectively. In addition, oxidative lignocellulose-degradation mechanisms of higher fungi are discussed. Moreover, this paper reviews the current status of the technology for bioconversion of biomass by fungi, with focus on mutagenesis, co-culturing and heterologous gene expression attempts to improve fungal lignocellulolytic activities to create robust fungal strains.
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- Mehdi Dashtban
- 1. Biorefining Research Initiative, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5E1
- 2. Department of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5E1
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- 2. Department of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5E1
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- 1. Biorefining Research Initiative, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5E1
- 2. Department of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5E1
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Thermostable carbohydrate binding module increases the thermostability and substrate-binding capacity of Trichoderma reesei xylanase 2. N Biotechnol 2009; 26:53-9. [PMID: 19426845 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2009.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2008] [Revised: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To improve the thermostability of Trichoderma reesei xylanase 2 (Xyn2), the thermostabilizing domain (A2) from Thermotoga maritima XynA were engineered into the N-terminal region of the Xyn2 protein. The xyn2 and hybrid genes were successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris using the strong methanol inducible alcohol oxidase 1 (AOX1) promoter and the secretion signal sequence from S. cerevisiae (alpha-factor). The transformants expressed the hybrid gene produced clearly increased both the thermostability and substrate-binding capacity compared to the corresponding strains expressed the native Xyn2 gene. The activity of the hybrid enzyme was highest at 65 degrees C that was 10 degrees C higher than the native Xyn2. The hybrid enzyme was stable at 60 degrees C and retained more than 85% of its activity after 30-min incubation at this temperature. The hybrid enzyme was highly specific toward xylan and analysis of the products from birchwood xylan degradation confirmed that the enzyme was an endo-xylanase with xylobiose and xylotriose as the main degradation products. These attributes should make it an attractive applicant for various applications. Our results also suggested that the N-terminal domain A2 is responsible for both the thermostability and substrate-binding capacity of T. maritima XynA.
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Stephens DE, Singh S, Permaul K. Error-prone PCR of a fungal xylanase for improvement of its alkaline and thermal stability. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009; 293:42-7. [PMID: 19220468 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01519.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Random mutagenesis was used to improve the alkaline and thermal stability of the xylanase (XynA) from Thermomyces lanuginosus. Error-prone PCR reactions were carried out; the PCR products were cloned into Escherichia coli and a library of 960 clones was selected on xylan-containing agar plates. The crude filtrates of positive xylanase producers were screened at 80 degrees C and tested separately at pH 10 for alkaline tolerance. The native XynA lost 80% activity after 90 min at 80 degrees C and lost 70% activity at pH 10. Conversely, the most thermostable variant, G41, retained 75% activity after 90 min at 80 degrees C and the best alkali-stable variant, G53, retained 93% activity at pH 10. Sequence analysis revealed four amino acid substitutions in G41 and a single substitution in G53. These variants, therefore, have improved thermal and alkaline stability and are ideal candidates for DNA shuffling experiments to produce a robust xylanase for industrial application.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dawn Elizabeth Stephens
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, ML Sultan Campus, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
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Podar M, Reysenbach AL. New opportunities revealed by biotechnological explorations of extremophiles. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2006; 17:250-5. [PMID: 16701993 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2006.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2006] [Revised: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 05/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Over the past few decades the extremes at which life thrives has continued to challenge our understanding of biochemistry, biology and evolution. As more new extremophiles are brought into laboratory culture, they have provided a multitude of potential applications for biotechnology. More recently, innovative culturing approaches, environmental genome sequencing and whole genome sequencing have provided new opportunities for the biotechnological exploration of extremophiles.
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