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Shahaban OPS, Khasherao BY, Shams R, Dar AH, Dash KK. Recent advancements in development and application of microbial cellulose in food and non-food systems. Food Sci Biotechnol 2024; 33:1529-1540. [PMID: 38623437 PMCID: PMC11016021 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-024-01524-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Microbial cellulose is a fermented form of very pure cellulose with a fibrous structure. The media rich in glucose or other carbon sources are fermented by bacteria to produce microbial cellulose. The bacteria use the carbon to produce cellulose, which grows as a dense, gel-like mat on the surface of the medium. The product was then collected, cleaned, and reused in various ways. The properties of microbial cellulose, such as water holding capacity, gas permeability, and ability to form a flexible, transparent film make it intriguing for food applications. Non-digestible microbial cellulose has been shown to improve digestive health and may have further advantages. It is also very absorbent, making it a great option for use in wound dressings. The review discusses the generation of microbial cellulose and several potential applications of microbial cellulose in fields including pharmacy, biology, materials research, and the food industry.
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- O. P. Shemil Shahaban
- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab India
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab India
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab India
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- Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology Kashmir, Awantipora, India
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- Department of Food Processing Technology, Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology Malda, Maligram, West Bengal India
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Roy D, Gunri SK, Pal KK. Isolation, screening and characterization of efficient cellulose-degrading fungal and bacterial strains and preparation of their consortium under in vitro studies. 3 Biotech 2024; 14:131. [PMID: 38645793 PMCID: PMC11031519 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-024-03974-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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In this investigation, cellulose-degrading fungi and bacteria were isolated from different partially decomposed cellulose-rich substrates, such as groundnut residues, rice straw, and rotten wood, following dilution plating techniques on carboxymethyl cellulose agar media and screening for potential cellulose degradation ability. The development of a clear halo zone surrounding the microbial colonies during the initial screening process using the Congo red test (20 isolates) suggested cellulose hydrolysis, and the highest cellulase production activity was implied by the isolates with the largest clear zone ratio (9 isolates). Using both macroscopic and microscopic examinations, as well as standard biochemical tests outlined in Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, the genus-level identification of fungi and bacteria was accomplished. In order to molecularly identify the 4 isolated fungal and bacterial strains at the species level after being ultimately selected for cellulase production potential under in vitro studies, fungal and bacterial DNA was extracted and amplified by PCR using the universal primers ITS1 and ITS4 for fungi (ITS rRNA, 5.8S rRNA) and 8F and 1492R for bacterial isolates (16S rRNA). After sequencing, the PCR results were compared to other comparable sequences in GenBank (NCBI). Based on the available NCBI data, phylogenetic analysis of their ribosomal gene partial sequences revealed that DAJ2 (PP086700) shares 100% homology with Aspergillus foetidus, DTJ4 (PP086699) shares 99.74% similarity with Trichoderma atrobrunnium, DBJ6 (PP082584) shares 100% identity with Priestia megaterium, and DMB9 (PP082585) shares 99.88% homology with Micrococcus yunnanensis. The cellulolytic potential of Phanerochaete chrysosporium is well established. Therefore, it was considered a standard culture for comparison and was collected from the MTCC, Chandigarh, India. Overall, all 4 selected isolates and the check organism were mutually compatible or synergistic with each other, and their consortium is useful for the accelerated decomposition of organic constituents during rapid composting.
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- Deblina Roy
- Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741252 India
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- Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741252 India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon Khurd, Baramati, Maharashtra 413115 India
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Tayi L, Nathawat R, Kumar S, Maku RV, Patel HK, Sankaranarayanan R, Sonti RV. Mutational analysis of predicted active site residues of an exoglucanase secreted by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae to determine their role in catalysis and in virulence on rice. Enzyme Microb Technol 2024; 174:110372. [PMID: 38104475 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2023.110372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial blight disease in rice. As a part of its virulence repertoire, Xoo secretes a cell wall degrading enzyme Cellobiosidase (CbsA), which is a critical virulence factor and also a determinant of tissue specificity. CbsA protein is made up of an N-terminal catalytic domain and a C-terminal fibronectin type III domain. According to the CAZy classification, the catalytic domain of CbsA protein belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase-6 (GH6) family that performs acid-base catalysis. However, the identity of the catalytic acid and the catalytic base of CbsA is not known. Based on the available structural and biochemical data, we identified putative catalytic residues and probed them by site-directed mutagenesis. Intriguingly, the biochemical analysis showed that none of the mutations abolishes the catalytic activity of CbsA, an observation that is contrary to other GH6 family members. All the mutants exhibited altered enzymatic activity and caused significant virulence deficiency in Xoo emphasising the requirement of specific exoglucanase activity of wild-type CbsA for virulence on rice. Our study highlights the need for further studies and the detailed characterisation of bacterial exoglucanases.
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- Lavanya Tayi
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India.
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India.
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Kumar P, Kermanshahi-pour A, Brar SK, Xu CC, He QS, Evans S, Rainey JK. Enzymatic digestibility of lignocellulosic wood biomass: Effect of enzyme treatment in supercritical carbon dioxide and biomass pretreatment. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21811. [PMID: 38027598 PMCID: PMC10660486 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Energy and resource intensive mechanical and chemical pretreatment along with the use of hazardous chemicals are major bottlenecks in widespread lignocellulosic biomass utilization. Herein, the study investigated different pretreatment methods on spruce wood namely supercritical CO2 (scCO2) pretreatment, ultrasound-assisted alkaline pretreatment, and acetosolv pulping-alkaline hydrogen peroxide bleaching, to enhance the enzymatic digestibility of wood using optimized enzyme cocktail. Also, the effect of scCO2 pretreatment on enzyme cocktail was investigated after optimizing the concentration and temperature of cellulolytic enzymes. The impact of scCO2 and ultrasound-assisted alkaline pretreatments of wood were insignificant for the enzymatic digestibility, and acetosolv pulping-alkaline hydrogen peroxide bleaching was the most effective pretreatment that showed the release of total reducing sugar yield (TRS) of ∼95.0 wt% of total hydrolyzable sugars (THS) in enzymatic hydrolysis. The optimized enzyme cocktail showed higher yield than individual enzymes with degree of synergism 1.34 among the enzymes, and scCO2 pretreatment of cocktail for 0.5-1.0 h at 10.0-22.0 MPa and 38.0-54.0 °C had insignificant effect on the enzyme's primary and global secondary structure of cocktail and its activity.
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- Pawan Kumar
- Biorefining and Remediation Laboratory, Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3 J 1Z1, Canada
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- Biorefining and Remediation Laboratory, Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3 J 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, North York, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5E3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
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Yu X, Zhang Y, Shen M, Dong S, Zhang F, Gao Q, He P, Shen G, Yang J, Wang Z, Bo G. Soil Conditioner Affects Tobacco Rhizosphere Soil Microecology. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 86:460-473. [PMID: 35596751 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-022-02030-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Reasonable fertilization management can increase nutrient content and enzyme activity in rhizosphere soil, and even increase soil microbial richness. However, different fertilizers could raise distinct influences on the soil properties, including soil environmental factors (physicochemical properties and enzymatic activities) and microbial community. Here, the effects of two soil amendments (microbial fertilizer and woody peat) on environmental factors and microbial community structure in tobacco rhizosphere soil were evaluated, with the correlations between microbes and environmental factors explored. As the results, microbial fertilizer could effectively alleviate soil acidification, increase available potassium and organic matter contents in soil, and was also beneficial to increase nitrate reductase activity in rhizosphere soil. Fertilizers cause changes in the abundance of certain microbes in the soil. Besides, it was shown that the candidate phyla Gal15, Acidobacterota, Latescibacterota, Mortierellommycota, Basidiomycota, and Rozellomycota in tobacco rhizosphere soil had significant correlation with soil environmental factors. Through the functional analysis of these populations, it can be deduced that the changes in the abundance of certain microorganisms may be an important reason for the differences in environmental factors. All these indicated that the differences of environmental factors in different treatments are closely related to the abundance of some special soil microorganisms. Studying the life activities of these microbes would provide good guidance for exploring the interaction among crops, soil, and microorganisms and improving crop yields.
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- Xiangquan Yu
- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Energy-Rich Compounds Production By Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation Research Center, Shandong Key Lab of Applied Mycology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yichang Tobacco Company of Hubei Province, Yichang, China
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- Linyi Tobacco Company of Shandong Province, Linyi, China
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- Linyi Tobacco Company of Shandong Province, Linyi, China
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- Linyi Tobacco Company of Shandong Province, Linyi, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Energy-Rich Compounds Production By Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation Research Center, Shandong Key Lab of Applied Mycology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Energy-Rich Compounds Production By Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation Research Center, Shandong Key Lab of Applied Mycology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China.
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Lepilova O, Aleeva S, Koksharov S, Lepilova E. Supramolecular structure of banana peel pectin and its transformations during extraction by acidic methods. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 242:124616. [PMID: 37146862 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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In this study, the approaches to describe the mesh structure in the homogalacturonate domains of pectin and the effect of the native structure violations on the stabilization effectiveness of the oil-in-water emulsion were demonstrated. Pectin with a native structure was isolated from banana peel by enzymolysis of insoluble dietary fibres. This pectin was compared with pectins, which were isolated using hydrochloric and citric acids. The properties of pectins were analyzed taking into account the ratio of galacturonate units in nonsubstituted, methoxylated and calcium-pectate forms. The content of calcium-pectate units determines the density of inter-molecular crosslinking formation. The simulation results reflect the structure of rigid "egg-box" crosslinking blocks and flexible segments formed in native pectin mainly by methoxylated links. Hydrochloric acid extraction is accompanied by the destruction of the crosslinking blocks and depolymerization of pectin. Citric acid partially demineralizes the crosslinking blocks contributing to the release of macromolecular chains that do not have calcium-pectate units. The granulometric data indicates that the individual macromolecules take the thermodynamically stable form of a statistical tangle. Such conformation is an ideal basis for the formation of "host-guest" microcontainers having a hydrophilic shell and a hydrophobic core with an oil-soluble functional substance.
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- Olga Lepilova
- Laboratory of Chemistry and Technology of Modified Fibrous Materials, G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademiceskaya 1, Ivanovo 153040, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Technology of Modified Fibrous Materials, G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademiceskaya 1, Ivanovo 153040, Russia
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Technology of Modified Fibrous Materials, G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademiceskaya 1, Ivanovo 153040, Russia
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The C2H2 Zinc Finger Protein MaNCP1 Contributes to Conidiation through Governing the Nitrate Assimilation Pathway in the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium acridum. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8090942. [PMID: 36135667 PMCID: PMC9505000 DOI: 10.3390/jof8090942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Zinc finger proteins are an important class of multifunctional regulators. Here, the roles of a C2H2 zinc finger protein MaNCP1 (Metarhizium acridum nitrate-related conidiation pattern shift regulatory factor 1) in nitrogen utilization and conidiation were explored in the entomopathogenic fungus M. acridum. The results showed that MaNCP1-disruption mutant (ΔMaNCP1) impaired the ability to utilize nitrate, ammonium and glutamine and reduced the expression of nitrate assimilation-related genes, suggesting that MaNCP1 was involved in governing nitrogen utilization. In addition, the conidial yield of the ΔMaNCP1 strain, cultured on the microcycle conidiation medium (SYA), was significantly decreased, which could be restored or even enhanced than that of the WT strain through increasing the nitrate content in SYA medium. Further study showed that MaAreA, a core regulator in the nitrogen catabolism repression (NCR) pathway, was a downstream target gene of MaNCP1. Screening the differential expression genes between WT and ΔMaNCP1 strains revealed that the conidial yield of M. acridum regulated by nitrate might be related to NCR pathway on SYA medium. It could be concluded that MaNCP1 contributes to the nitrate assimilation and conidiation, which will provide further insights into the relationship between the nitrogen utilization and conidiation in fungi.
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Cleveland ME, Mathieu Y, Ribeaucourt D, Haon M, Mulyk P, Hein JE, Lafond M, Berrin JG, Brumer H. A survey of substrate specificity among Auxiliary Activity Family 5 copper radical oxidases. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:8187-8208. [PMID: 34738149 PMCID: PMC11072238 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03981-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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There is significant contemporary interest in the application of enzymes to replace or augment chemical reagents toward the development of more environmentally sound and sustainable processes. In particular, copper radical oxidases (CRO) from Auxiliary Activity Family 5 Subfamily 2 (AA5_2) are attractive, organic cofactor-free catalysts for the chemoselective oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes. These enzymes were first defined by the archetypal galactose-6-oxidase (GalOx, EC 1.1.3.13) from the fungus Fusarium graminearum. The recent discovery of specific alcohol oxidases (EC 1.1.3.7) and aryl alcohol oxidases (EC 1.1.3.47) within AA5_2 has indicated a potentially broad substrate scope among fungal CROs. However, only relatively few AA5_2 members have been characterized to date. Guided by sequence similarity network and phylogenetic analysis, twelve AA5_2 homologs have been recombinantly produced and biochemically characterized in the present study. As defined by their predominant activities, these comprise four galactose 6-oxidases, two raffinose oxidases, four broad-specificity primary alcohol oxidases, and two non-carbohydrate alcohol oxidases. Of particular relevance to applications in biomass valorization, detailed product analysis revealed that two CROs produce the bioplastics monomer furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) directly from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). Furthermore, several CROs could desymmetrize glycerol (a by-product of the biodiesel industry) to D- or L-glyceraldehyde. This study furthers our understanding of CROs by doubling the number of characterized AA5_2 members, which may find future applications as biocatalysts in diverse processes.
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- Maria E Cleveland
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
- BioProducts Institute, University of British Columbia, 2385 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
- BioProducts Institute, University of British Columbia, 2385 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR 1163 Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, 13009, Marseille, France
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France
- V. Mane Fils, 620 route de Grasse, 06620, Le Bar sur Loup, France
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR 1163 Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR 1163 Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada.
- BioProducts Institute, University of British Columbia, 2385 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 3200 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Yoshimura H, Hirata S, Kinoshita K. Plant-eating carnivores: Multispecies analysis on factors influencing the frequency of plant occurrence in obligate carnivores. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:10968-10983. [PMID: 34429895 PMCID: PMC8366844 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Plant-eating behavior is one of the greatest mysteries in obligate carnivores. Despite unsuitable morphological and physiological traits for plant consumption, the presence of plants in scat or stomach contents has been reported in various carnivorous species. However, researchers' interpretations of this subject are varied, and knowledge about it is scarce, without any multispecies studies. This study assessed the extent of variation in the frequency of plant occurrence in scat and stomach contents, as well as its relationship with various factors in 24 felid species using data from 213 published articles. Since the frequency of plant occurrence has not always been reported, we created two-part models and estimated parameters in a Bayesian framework. We found a significant negative relationship between the frequency of plant occurrence and body mass. This may be because plant-eating behavior reduces the energy loss caused by parasites and increases the efficiency of energy intake, which has a greater importance in smaller animals that have relatively high metabolic rates. This exploratory study highlights the importance of considering plant consumption in dietary studies on carnivorous species to understand the adaptive significance of this behavior and the relationship between obligate carnivores and plants.
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Schmidt JA, Richter LV, Condoluci LA, Ahner BA. Mitigation of deleterious phenotypes in chloroplast-engineered plants accumulating high levels of foreign proteins. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:42. [PMID: 33568217 PMCID: PMC7877051 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-01893-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The global demand for functional proteins is extensive, diverse, and constantly increasing. Medicine, agriculture, and industrial manufacturing all rely on high-quality proteins as major active components or process additives. Historically, these demands have been met by microbial bioreactors that are expensive to operate and maintain, prone to contamination, and relatively inflexible to changing market demands. Well-established crop cultivation techniques coupled with new advancements in genetic engineering may offer a cheaper and more versatile protein production platform. Chloroplast-engineered plants, like tobacco, have the potential to produce large quantities of high-value proteins, but often result in engineered plants with mutant phenotypes. This technology needs to be fine-tuned for commercial applications to maximize target protein yield while maintaining robust plant growth. RESULTS Here, we show that a previously developed Nicotiana tabacum line, TetC-cel6A, can produce an industrial cellulase at levels of up to 28% of total soluble protein (TSP) with a slight dwarf phenotype but no loss in biomass. In seedlings, the dwarf phenotype is recovered by exogenous application of gibberellic acid. We also demonstrate that accumulating foreign protein represents an added burden to the plants' metabolism that can make them more sensitive to limiting growth conditions such as low nitrogen. The biomass of nitrogen-limited TetC-cel6A plants was found to be as much as 40% lower than wildtype (WT) tobacco, although heterologous cellulase production was not greatly reduced compared to well-fertilized TetC-cel6A plants. Furthermore, cultivation at elevated carbon dioxide (1600 ppm CO2) restored biomass accumulation in TetC-cel6A plants to that of WT, while also increasing total heterologous protein yield (mg Cel6A plant-1) by 50-70%. CONCLUSIONS The work reported here demonstrates that well-fertilized tobacco plants have a substantial degree of flexibility in protein metabolism and can accommodate considerable levels of some recombinant proteins without exhibiting deleterious mutant phenotypes. Furthermore, we show that the alterations to protein expression triggered by growth at elevated CO2 can help rebalance endogenous protein expression and/or increase foreign protein production in chloroplast-engineered tobacco.
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- Jennifer A Schmidt
- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Molecular characterization of cellulolytic (endo- and exoglucanase) bacteria from the largest mangrove forest (Sundarbans), Bangladesh. ANN MICROBIOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s13213-020-01606-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Purpose
Cellulase, due to its massive applicability, has been used in various industrial processes such as biofuels (bioethanol, triphasic biomethanation), agricultural and plant waste management, chiral separation, and ligand binding studies. The finding of a novel cellulase-producing bacterium will benefit the industries, which rely on yeast to produce cellulase in fermentation technology, because bacteria can easily be manipulated and fermented cost-effectively.
Methods
Cellulase enzyme-secreting bacteria were isolated from different regions of the world’s largest mangrove forests, Sundarbans in Bangladesh. Biochemical, morphological, and 16S rRNA identification protocol was followed to precisely characterize the bacterial strains.
Result
We have determined that the strain T2-D2 (Bacillus sp.), E1-PT (Pseudomonas sp.), and D1-PT (Pseudomonas sp.) showed maximum endoglycolytic and strain C1-BT (Bacillus sp.), E1-BT (Bacillus sp.), and T-4 (E) showed relatively higher exoglycolytic activity during the test. So, it can be easily cultured at a normal temperature (97.7–99.5 °F). On the one hand, T2-D2 (Bacillus sp.) and E1-PT (Pseudomonas sp.) have shown the highest growth rate at pH 7 as it was neither acidic nor basic.
Conclusion
It was concluded that the strain T2-D2 (Bacillus sp.) and E1-PT (Pseudomonas sp.) would be our target cellulolytic strains wherein the experimental isolates belonged to the Enterobacteriaceae, Psuedomonacea, Bacillacea, and Morganellacea family.
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Storani A, Guerrero SA, Iglesias AA. On the functionality of the N-terminal domain in xylanase 10A from Ruminococcus albus 8. Enzyme Microb Technol 2020; 142:109673. [PMID: 33220861 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2020.109673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We analyzed the structure to function relationships in Ruminococcus albus 8 xylanase 10A (RalXyn10A) finding that the N-terminus 34-amino acids sequence (N34) in the protein is particularly functional. We performed the recombinant wild type enzyme's characterization and that of the truncated mutant lacking the N34 extreme (RalΔN34Xyn10A). The truncated enzyme exhibited about half of the activity and reduced affinity for binding to insoluble saccharides. These suggest a (CBM)-like function for the N34 motif. Besides, RalXyn10A activity was diminished by redox agent dithiothreitol, a characteristic absent in RalΔN34Xyn10A. The N34 sequence exhibited a significant similarity with protein components of the ABC transporter of the bacterial membrane, and this motif is present in other proteins of R. albus 8. Data suggest that N34 would confer RalXyn10A the capacity to interact with polysaccharides and components of the cell membrane, enhancing the degradation of the substrate and uptake of the products by the bacterium.
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- Alem Storani
- Laboratorio de Enzimología Molecular, Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET - UNL). Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología Molecular, Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET - UNL). Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Enzimología Molecular, Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (CONICET - UNL). Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Yadav C, Saini A, Zhang W, You X, Chauhan I, Mohanty P, Li X. Plant-based nanocellulose: A review of routine and recent preparation methods with current progress in its applications as rheology modifier and 3D bioprinting. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 166:1586-1616. [PMID: 33186649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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"Nanocellulose" have captivated the topical sphere of sturdily escalating market for sustainable materials. The review focuses on the comprehensive understanding of the distinct surface chemistry and functionalities pertaining to the renovation of macro-cellulose at nanodimensional scale to provide an intuition of their processing-structure-function prospective. The abundant availability, cost effectiveness and diverse properties associated with plant-based resources have great economical perspective for developing sustainable cellulose nanomaterials. Hence, emphasis has been given on nanocellulose types obtained from plant-based sources. An overarching goal is to provide the recent advancement in the preparation routes of nanocellulose. Considering the excellent shear thinning/thixotropic/gel-like behavior, the review provids an assemblage of publications specifically dealing with its application as rheology modifier with emphasis on its use as bioink for 3D bioprinting for various biomedical applications. Altogether, this review has been oriented in a way to collocate a collective data starting from the historical perspective of cellulose discovery to modern cellulosic chemistry and its renovation as nanocellulose with recent technological hype for broad spanning applications.
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- Chandravati Yadav
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, PR China.
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, PR China
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- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Industrial Auxiliary Chemistry & Technology, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, PR China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 144011, Punjab, India
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- Functional Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, PR China.
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Ahmad T, Sharma A, Gupta G, Mansoor S, Jan S, Kaur B, Paray BA, Ahmad A. Response surface optimization of cellulase production from Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus BKT-9: An isolate of urban Himalayan freshwater. Saudi J Biol Sci 2020; 27:2333-2343. [PMID: 32884415 PMCID: PMC7451742 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Due to their vast industrial potential, cellulases have been regarded as the potential biocatalysts by both the academicians and the industrial research groups. In the present study, culturable bacterial strains of Himalayan Urban freshwater lake were investigated for cellulose degrading activities. Initially, a total of 140 bacterial strains were isolated and only 45 isolates were found to possess cellulose degrading property. On the basis of preliminary screening involving cellulase activity assay on CMC agar (with clear zone of hydrolysis) and biosafety assessment testing, only single isolate named as BKT-9 was selected for the cellulase production studies. Strain BKT-9 was characterized at the molecular level using rRNA gene sequencing and its sequence homology analysis revealed its identity as Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus. Further, various physico-chemical parameters and culture conditions were optimized using one factor approach to enhance cellulase production levels in the strain BKT-9. Subsequently, RSM based statistical optimization led to formulation of cellulase production medium, wherein the bacterial strain exhibited ~60 folds increase in enzyme activity as compared to un-optimized culture medium. Further studies are being suggested to scale up cellulase production in A. aneurinilyticus strain BKT-9 so that it can be utilized for biomass saccharification at an industrial level.
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- Tawseef Ahmad
- Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, SKUAST Kashmir, 190025, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Zhou HY, Zhou JB, Yi XN, Wang YM, Xue YP, Chen DS, Cheng XP, Li M, Wang HY, Chen KQ, Liu ZQ, Zheng YG. Heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of a thermostable endo-β-1,4-glucanase from Colletotrichum orchidophilum. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2020; 44:67-79. [PMID: 32772153 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02420-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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To develop new cellulases for efficient utilization of the lignocellulose, an endoglucanase (CoCel5A) gene from Colletotrichum orchidophilum was synthesized and a recombinant Pichia pastoris GS115/pPIC9K/cocel5A was constructed for secretory expression of CoCel5A. After purification, the protein CoCel5A was biochemically characterized. The endoglucanase CoCel5A exhibited the optimal activity at 55-75 °C and high thermostability (about 85% residual activity) at the temperature of 55 °C after incubation for 3 h. The highest activity of CoCel5A was detected when 100 mM citric acid buffer (pH 4.0-5.0) was used and excellent pH stability (up to 95% residual activity) was observed after incubation in 100 mM citric acid buffer (pH 3.0-6.0) at 4 °C for 24 h. Carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt (n = approx. 500) (CMC) and β-D-glucan were the best substrates for CoCel5A among the tested substrates. The kinetic parameters Vmax, Km, and Kcat/Km values against CMC were 290.70 U/mg, 2.65 mg/mL, and 75.67 mL/mg/s, respectively; and 228.31 U/mg, 2.06 mg/mL, and 76.45 mL/mg/s against β-D-glucan, respectively, suggesting that CoCel5A has high affinity and catalytic efficiency. These properties supported the potential application of CoCel5A in biotechnological and environmental fields.
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- Hai-Yan Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local, Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local, Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local, Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local, Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local, Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, 18 Huagong Road, Huabu Town, Kaihua, 324302, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, 18 Huagong Road, Huabu Town, Kaihua, 324302, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, 18 Huagong Road, Huabu Town, Kaihua, 324302, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, 18 Huagong Road, Huabu Town, Kaihua, 324302, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, 18 Huagong Road, Huabu Town, Kaihua, 324302, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
- The National and Local, Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, No. 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- The National and Local, Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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Churklam W, Aunpad R. Enzymatic characterization and structure-function relationship of two chitinases, LmChiA and LmChiB, from Listeria monocytogenes. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04252. [PMID: 32642582 PMCID: PMC7334433 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mesostructured silica nanoparticles offer a unique opportunity in the field of biocatalysis thanks to their outstanding properties. The tunable pore size in the range of mesopores allows for immobilizing bulky enzyme molecules. The large surface area improves the catalytic efficiency by increasing enzyme loading and finely dispersing the biocatalyst molecules. The easily tunable pore morphology allows for creating a proper environment to host an enzyme. The confining effect of mesopores can improve the enzyme stability and its resistance to extreme pH and temperatures. Benefits also arise from other peculiarities of nanoparticles such as Brownian motion and easy dispersion. Fossil fuel depletion and environmental pollution have led to the need for alternative sustainable and renewable energy sources such as biofuels. In this context, lignocellulosic biomass has been considered as a strategic fuel source. Cellulases are a class of hydrolytic enzymes that convert cellulose into fermentable sugars. This review is intended to survey the immobilization of cellulolytic enzymes (cellulases and β-glucosidase) onto mesoporous silica nanoparticles and their catalytic performance, with the aim to give a contribution to the urgent action required against climate change and its impacts, by biorefineries’ development.
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An overview on marine cellulolytic enzymes and their potential applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:6873-6892. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10692-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ballmann P, Lightfoot J, Müller M, Dröge S, Prade R. Redesigning the Aspergillus nidulans xylanase regulatory pathway to enhance cellulase production with xylose as the carbon and inducer source. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:193. [PMID: 31699093 PMCID: PMC6839167 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1243-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Biomass contains cellulose (C6-sugars), hemicellulose (C5-sugars) and lignin. Biomass ranks amongst the most abundant hydrocarbon resources on earth. However, biomass is recalcitrant to enzymatic digestion by cellulases. Physicochemical pretreatment methods make cellulose accessible but partially destroy hemicellulose, producing a C5-sugar-rich liquor. Typically, digestion of pretreated LCB is performed with commercial cellulase preparations, but C5-sugars could in principle be used for “on site” production of cellulases by genetically engineered microorganism, thereby reducing costs. Results Here we report a succession of genetic interventions in Aspergillus nidulans that redesign the natural regulatory circuitry of cellulase genes in such a way that recombinant strains use C5-sugar liquors (xylose) to grow a vegetative tissue and simultaneously accumulate large amounts of cellulases. Overexpression of XlnR showed that under xylose-induction conditions only xylanase C was produced. XlnR overexpression strains were constructed that use the xynCp promoter to drive the production of cellobiohydrolases, endoglucanases and β-glucosidase. All five cellulases accumulated at high levels when grown on xylose. Production of cellulases in the presence of pretreated-biomass C5-sugar liquors was investigated, and cellulases accumulated to much higher enzyme titers than those obtained for traditional fungal cell factories with cellulase-inducing substrates. Conclusions By replacing expensive substrates with a cheap by-product carbon source, the use of C5-sugar liquors directly derived from LCB pretreatment processes not only reduces enzyme production costs, but also lowers operational costs by eliminating the need for off-site enzyme production, purification, concentration, transport and dilution.
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- Patrick Ballmann
- Prüf- und Forschungsinstitut Pirmasens e.V., Marie-Curie-Strasse 19, 66953, Pirmasens, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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- Prüf- und Forschungsinstitut Pirmasens e.V., Marie-Curie-Strasse 19, 66953, Pirmasens, Germany
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- Prüf- und Forschungsinstitut Pirmasens e.V., Marie-Curie-Strasse 19, 66953, Pirmasens, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA.
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Industrial attributes of β-glucanase produced by Bacillus sp. CSB55 and its potential application as bio-industrial catalyst. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2019; 43:249-259. [PMID: 31555900 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-019-02221-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The β-glucanase produced from Bacillus sp. CSB55 not only depicts the potent industrial characteristics but also relates as bio-industrial catalyst supporting the spontaneous formation of the products, high hydrolytic efficiency, and feasibility of the enzymatic reaction. A homogeneous β-glucanase (GluB55) was purified via various purification processes resulting in 11.69% yield and 14.24-fold purity. Biochemical characterization of the purified enzyme revealed the molecular mass of approximately 40 kDa, which was verified by zymography. The optimum activity of GluB55 was determined at pH 7.2 and 55 °C. GluB55 could highly hydrolyze carboxymethylcellulose and was stable over a wide range of pH, retaining more than 70% residual activity at pH 5.8-11.0 and carried 100% thermostability as high as 60 °C. In addition, it showed 68% residual activity at 70 °C. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of GluB55 was Ala-Asn-Pro-Glu-Leu-Val-Asn-X-Gln-Ala-X-X-Ala-X-Gln-Gly. The enzyme activity was stimulated by Co2+ (158.6%), Zn2+ (211.1%), Mn2+ (264.4%), and Ba2+ (211.4%). Enzyme kinetics showed Km and Vmax values of 0.022 mg mL-1 and 994.56 ± 3.72 U mg-1, respectively. Q10 was calculated to be 1.12. ∆H, ∆G, and ∆S were low revealing that the formation of the transition phase and conversion to the product is very well organized. The lower the free energy change (∆G), the more feasible is the reaction.
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Liu W, Tanimura A, Nagara Y, Watanabe T, Maegawa S, Toyohara H. Wetland environmental bioreactor system contributes to the decomposition of cellulose. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:8013-8024. [PMID: 31380068 PMCID: PMC6662262 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Recently, numerous species of aquatic invertebrates inhabiting wetlands have been shown to possess endogenous cellulase, following the discovery that termites have cellulase genes encoded in their own genome rather than relying on symbiotic bacteria for decomposing cellulose. Wetlands have been empirically shown to play an important role in the decomposition of land-originating hard-to-degrade polysaccharides such as cellulose. However, the mechanism that connects the cellulase producer and the wetlands remains unknown, which makes it very difficult to evaluate the ecological function of wetlands. Here we found that a macrobenthic bivalve, Corbicula japonica, secretes its cellulase to the wetland sediment. Secreted cellulases are immobilized in the components of the sediment. Moreover, adding cellulose or glucose to C. japonica could trigger its cellulase secretion level. These findings suggest a novel wetland cellulose decomposition mechanism. The decomposition ability of wetlands was previously ascribed only to microbes and/or invertebrates that contain cellulases. Our findings suggest that benthic animals supply wetlands with their enzymes as decomposition agents, while wetland sediments serve as immobilization scaffolds for the enzymes. This system, which was named by us an "environmental bioreactor system," could provide a key function in wetlands.
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- Wen Liu
- Graduate School of Global Environmental StudiesKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of AgricultureKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of AgricultureKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Division of Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of AgricultureKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Intelligence Science and Technology, Graduate School of InformaticsKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of AgricultureKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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Enhancement the Cellulase Activity Induced by Endophytic Bacteria Using Calcium Nanoparticles. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:346-354. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-018-1614-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kalbarczyk KZ, Mazeau EJ, Rapp KM, Marchand N, Koffas MAG, Collins CH. Engineering Bacillus megaterium Strains To Secrete Cellulases for Synergistic Cellulose Degradation in a Microbial Community. ACS Synth Biol 2018; 7:2413-2422. [PMID: 30226981 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Recent environmental concerns have intensified the need to develop systems to degrade waste biomass for use as an inexpensive carbon source for microbial chemical production. Current approaches to biomass utilization rely on pretreatment processes that include expensive enzymatic purification steps for the requisite cellulases. We aimed to engineer a synthetic microbial community to synergistically degrade cellulose by compartmentalizing the system with multiple specialized Bacillus megaterium strains. EGI1, an endoglucanase, and Cel9AT, a multimodular cellulase, were targeted for secretion from B. megaterium. A small library of signal peptides (SPs) with five amino acid linkers was selected to tag each cellulase for secretion from B. megaterium. Cellulase activity against amorphous cellulose was confirmed through a series of bioassays, and the most active SP constructs were identified as EGI1 with the LipA SP and Cel9AT with the YngK SP. The activity of the optimized cellulase secretion strains was characterized individually and in tandem to assess synergistic cellulolytic activity. The combination of EGI1 and Cel9AT yielded higher activity than either single cellulase. A coculture of EGI1 and Cel9AT secreting B. megaterium strains demonstrated synergistic behavior with higher activity than either monoculture. This cellulose degradation module can be further integrated with bioproduct synthesis modules to build complex systems for the production of high value molecules.
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- Karolina Z. Kalbarczyk
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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Sharapova Y, Suplatov D, Švedas V. Neuraminidase A from Streptococcus pneumoniae has a modular organization of catalytic and lectin domains separated by a flexible linker. FEBS J 2018; 285:2428-2445. [PMID: 29704878 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neuraminidase A (NanA) of the pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae cleaves receptors of the human respiratory epithelial surface during bacterial colonization. The full-size structure of NanA that contains one lectin and one catalytic domain within a single polypeptide chain remains unresolved. Both domains are crucial for the microorganism's virulence and considered as promising antimicrobial targets. Methods of bioinformatics and molecular dynamics have been implemented to model NanA's structure and study interaction between the lectin and catalytic domains in three neuraminidases NanA, NanB, and NanC from Streptococcus pneumoniae. A significant difference in spatial organization of these homologous enzymes has been revealed. The lectin and catalytic domains of NanB and NanC form rigid globules stabilized by multiple interdomain interactions, whereas in NanA, the two domains are separated by a 16 amino acids long flexible linker - a characteristic of proteins that require conformational flexibility for their functioning. The biological role of this structural adaptation of NanA as a key virulence enzyme is discussed.
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- Yana Sharapova
- Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Belozersky Institute of Physicochemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
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- Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Belozersky Institute of Physicochemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
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- Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Belozersky Institute of Physicochemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
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Spertino S, Boatti L, Icardi S, Manfredi M, Cattaneo C, Marengo E, Cavaletto M. Cellulomonas fimi secretomes: In vivo and in silico approaches for the lignocellulose bioconversion. J Biotechnol 2018; 270:21-29. [PMID: 29409863 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lignocellulose degradation is a challenging step for value added products and biofuels production. Cellulomonas fimi secretes complex mixtures of carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes) which synergistically degrade cellulose and hemicelluloses. Their characterization may provide new insights for enzymatic cocktails implementation. Bioinformatic analysis highlighted 1127 secreted proteins, constituting the in silico secretome, graphically represented in a 2DE map. According to Blast2GO functional annotation, many of these are involved in carbohydrates metabolism. In vivo secretomes were obtained, growing C. fimi on glucose, CMC or wheat straw for 24 h. Zymography revealed degradative activity on carbohydrates and proteomic analysis identified some CAZymes, only in secretomes obtained with CMC and wheat straw. An interaction between cellobiohydrolases is proposed as a strategy adopted by soluble multimodular cellulases. Such approach can be crucial for a better characterization and industrial exploitation of the synergism among C. fimi enzymes.
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- Stefano Spertino
- Department of Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy.
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- Department of Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy; ISALIT S.r.l., Novara, Italy
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- Department of Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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Wei Y, Zhang SH. Abiostress resistance and cellulose degradation abilities of haloalkaliphilic fungi: applications for saline-alkaline remediation. Extremophiles 2017; 22:155-164. [PMID: 29290045 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-017-0986-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Soda saline-alkaline lands are significantly harmful to agriculture; thus, effective strategies to remediate such soil are urgently needed. Multiple negative factors exist in the community structure of saline-alkaline fields, among which the lack of fungal species diversity remains the most prominent problem. The haloalkaliphilic fungi are a unique group of extremophiles that grow optimally under conditions of extreme salinity and alkalinity; these fungi, which buffer salinity and alkalinity by absorbing and/or constraining salt ions, produce organic acids and/or macromolecules, secrete macromolecules such as cellulose degradation enzymes, and provide biomass that is beneficial for soil health. Considering that haloalkaliphilic fungi are a valuable genetic resource of resistance and degradation genes, these fungi are expected to be applied in biotechnology. Aspergillus glaucus exhibits high resistance to a variety of stressors and the ability to degrade crop straw; and it is a practical genetic tool that can be used to identify and validate genes involved in abiotic stress resistance and cellulose decomposition genes. This review will focus on the following aspects: isolation of extreme haloalkaliphilic fungi, fungal genes involved in salt and alkalinity resistance, macromolecule degrading enzymes, applications for genetic improvement of haloalkaliphilic fungi, and application of haloalkaliphilic fungi in saline-alkali soil mycoremediation.
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- Yi Wei
- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China.
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Partial Purification and Characterization of Cellulolytic Enzymes Extracted from Trichoderma reesei Inoculated Digested Biogas Slurry. JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.22207/jpam.11.4.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Nguyen NA, Meek KM, Bowland CC, Barnes SH, Naskar AK. An Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Lignin Renewable Skin with Programmable and Switchable Electrical Conductivity for Stress/Strain-Sensing Applications. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ngoc A. Nguyen
- Carbon and Composites Group, Materials Science and Technology
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6053, United States
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- Carbon and Composites Group, Materials Science and Technology
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6053, United States
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- Carbon and Composites Group, Materials Science and Technology
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6053, United States
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- Carbon and Composites Group, Materials Science and Technology
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6053, United States
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- Carbon and Composites Group, Materials Science and Technology
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6053, United States
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Cai H, Zeng Y. High-quality draft genome sequence of Aquidulcibacter paucihalophilus TH1-2 T isolated from cyanobacterial aggregates in a eutrophic lake. Stand Genomic Sci 2017; 12:69. [PMID: 29213356 PMCID: PMC5712168 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-017-0284-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Aquidulcibacter paucihalophilus TH1–2T is a member of the family Caulobacteraceae within Alphaproteobacteria isolated from cyanobacterial aggregates in a eutrophic lake. The draft genome comprises 3,711,627 bp and 3489 predicted protein-coding genes. The genome of strain TH1–2T has 270 genes encoding peptidases. And metallo and serine peptidases were found most frequently. A high number of genes encoding carbohydrate active enzymes (141 CAZymes) also present in strain TH1–2T genome. Among CAZymes, 47 glycoside hydrolase families, 37 glycosyl transferase families, 38 carbohydrate esterases families, nine auxiliary activities families, seven carbohydrate-binding modules families, and three polysaccharide lyases families were identified. Accordingly, strain TH1–2T has a high number of transporters (91), the dominated ones are ATP-binding cassette transporters (61) and TonB-dependent transporters (28). Major TBDTs are Group I, which consisted of transporters for various types of dissolved organic matter. These genome features indicate adaption to cyanobacterial aggregates microenvironments.
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- Haiyuan Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies & Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Jose VL, Appoothy T, More RP, Arun AS. Metagenomic insights into the rumen microbial fibrolytic enzymes in Indian crossbred cattle fed finger millet straw. AMB Express 2017; 7:13. [PMID: 28050853 PMCID: PMC5209320 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-016-0310-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The rumen is a unique natural habitat, exhibiting an unparalleled genetic resource of fibrolytic enzymes of microbial origin that degrade plant polysaccharides. The objectives of this study were to identify the principal plant cell wall-degrading enzymes and the taxonomic profile of rumen microbial communities that are associated with it. The cattle rumen microflora and the carbohydrate-active enzymes were functionally classified through a whole metagenomic sequencing approach. Analysis of the assembled sequences by the Carbohydrate-active enzyme analysis Toolkit identified the candidate genes encoding fibrolytic enzymes belonging to different classes of glycoside hydrolases(11,010 contigs), glycosyltransferases (6366 contigs), carbohydrate esterases (4945 contigs), carbohydrate-binding modules (1975 contigs), polysaccharide lyases (480 contigs), and auxiliary activities (115 contigs). Phylogenetic analysis of CAZyme encoding contigs revealed that a significant proportion of CAZymes were contributed by bacteria belonging to genera Prevotella, Bacteroides, Fibrobacter, Clostridium, and Ruminococcus. The results indicated that the cattle rumen microbiome and the CAZymes are highly complex, structurally similar but compositionally distinct from other ruminants. The unique characteristics of rumen microbiota and the enzymes produced by resident microbes provide opportunities to improve the feed conversion efficiency in ruminants and serve as a reservoir of industrially important enzymes for cellulosic biofuel production.
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Yoshioka Y, Tanabe T, Iguchi A. The presence of genes encoding enzymes that digest carbohydrates in coral genomes and analysis of their activities. PeerJ 2017; 5:e4087. [PMID: 29201566 PMCID: PMC5710165 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Numerous enzymes that digest carbohydrates, such as cellulases and chitinases, are present in various organisms (e.g., termites, nematodes, and so on). Recently, the presence of cellulases and chitinases has been reported in marine organisms such as urchin and bivalves, and their several roles in marine ecosystems have been proposed. In this study, we reported the presence of genes predicted to encode proteins similar to cellulases and chitinases in the genome of the coral Acropora digitifera, their gene expression patterns at various life stages, and cellulose- and chitin-degrading enzyme activities in several coral species (A. digitifera, Galaxea fascicularis, Goniastrea aspera, Montipora digitata, Pavona divaricata, Pocillopora damicornis, and Porites australiensis). Our gene expression analysis demonstrated the expressions of these cellulase- and chitinase-like genes during various life stages, including unfertilized eggs, fertilized eggs, zygotes, planula larvae, primary polyps and adults of A. digitifera. Agar plate assays confirmed cellulase and chitinase activities in the tissues extracted from adult branches of several coral species. These results suggested that corals are able to utilize cellulases and chitinases in their life histories.
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- Yuki Yoshioka
- Department of Bioresources Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, Nago-City, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Bioresources Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, Nago-City, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Bioresources Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, Nago-City, Okinawa, Japan
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High-level expression and purification of a molluskan endoglucanase from Ampullaria crossean in Pichia pastoris. Protein Expr Purif 2017; 139:8-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Shah RK, Patel AK, Davla DM, Parikh IK, Subramanian RB, Patel KC, Jakhesara SJ, Joshi CG. Molecular cloning, heterologous expression, and functional characterization of a cellulolytic enzyme (Cel PRII) from buffalo rumen metagenome. 3 Biotech 2017; 7:257. [PMID: 28733938 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-0895-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A cellulase encoding gene, Cel PRII, was identified from Mehsani buffalo rumen metagenome, and cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)pLysS. The 1170 bp full length gene encodes a 389 residue polypeptide (Cel PRII) containing a catalytic domain belonging to glycosyl hydrolase (GH) 5 family. The fusion protein consisting of the Cel PRII, thioredoxin tag and 6x Histidine tag with predicted molecular weight of 63 kDa when recovered from inclusion bodies under denaturing conditions, exhibited cellulolytic activity against carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). Recombinant Cel PRII was stable in the pH range 4.0-10.0 with pH optima 6.0. The optimal reaction temperature of Cel PRII was 30 °C with more than 50% of its activity retained at the temperatures ranging from 0 to 50 °C. Cel PRII exhibited enhanced enzymatic activity in the presence of Mn2+ ions and was inhibited in the presence of chelating agent EDTA. The K m and V max values for CMC were found to be 166 mg/mL and 1292 IU/mg, respectively. Cel PRII identified in the present study may act as an excellent candidate for industrial applications, and may aid in lignocellulosic biomass conversion because of its potential cellulolytic activity, thermostability, and excellent pH stability.
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- Ravi K Shah
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India
- P. G. Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Bakrol, 388315, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India
- Hester Biosciences Ltd., Merda-Adraj, Kadi, 382728, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India
- Zydus Vaccine Technology Centre, Changodar, Ahmedabad, 382213, India
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- P. G. Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Bakrol, 388315, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India.
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Hari P, Aakala T, Aalto J, Bäck J, Hollmén J, Jõgiste K, Koupaei KK, Kähkönen MA, Korpela M, Kulmala L, Nikinmaa E, Pumpanen J, Salkinoja-Salonen M, Schiestl-Aalto P, Simojoki A, Havimo M. Newtonian boreal forest ecology: The Scots pine ecosystem as an example. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0177927. [PMID: 28614351 PMCID: PMC5470667 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Isaac Newton's approach to developing theories in his book Principia Mathematica proceeds in four steps. First, he defines various concepts, second, he formulates axioms utilising the concepts, third, he mathematically analyses the behaviour of the system defined by the concepts and axioms obtaining predictions and fourth, he tests the predictions with measurements. In this study, we formulated our theory of boreal forest ecosystems, called NewtonForest, following the four steps introduced by Newton. The forest ecosystem is a complicated entity and hence we needed altogether 27 concepts to describe the material and energy flows in the metabolism of trees, ground vegetation and microbes in the soil, and to describe the regularities in tree structure. Thirtyfour axioms described the most important features in the behaviour of the forest ecosystem. We utilised numerical simulations in the analysis of the behaviour of the system resulting in clear predictions that could be tested with field data. We collected retrospective time series of diameters and heights for test material from 6 stands in southern Finland and five stands in Estonia. The numerical simulations succeeded to predict the measured diameters and heights, providing clear corroboration with our theory.
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- Pertti Hari
- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
- Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station, Hyytiäläntie 124, Korkeakoski, Finland
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Information and Computer Science, Aalto University School of Science, FI Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Forest Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi 1, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University Of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Information and Computer Science, Aalto University School of Science, FI Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, FI Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University Of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
- Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station, Hyytiäläntie 124, Korkeakoski, Finland
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University Of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI University of Helsinki, Finland
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Yang R, Liu Y, Zhou Z, Sheng J, Meng D. Microelectric Current Treatment Enhanced Biodegradation of Pumpkin Lignocelluloses by Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:4668-4675. [PMID: 28537388 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A homemade microcurrent reactor was used to treat the fermentation of Trichoderma reesei. Results indicated that the yield of saccharides for T. reesei RUT-C30 cultivated in pumpkin lignocellulose broth reaches 38.86% (w/w) when a microcurrent treatment (20 mA, at the 48th hour for 60 min) was carried out, which is significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.05). Additionally, activities of endoglucanase, cellobiohydrolase, xylanase, and pectinase were significantly increased in days 3-7. Furthermore, the fungal growth was facilitated by microelectric treatment, showing a 0.57-fold increase of spore numbers at the sixth day of cultivation. Besides, the monosaccharide composition, including glucose (1.03 mg/mL), xylose (0.12 mg/mL), arabinose (0.31 mg/mL), and fructose (0.13 mg/mL), extracted from the reactor was higher than that without the current treatment. In this work, we improved the biodegradation of lignocellulosic wastes by applying a microcurrent to lignocellulose-degrading fungal cultures and provided a new idea for the lignocellulose material pretreatment and bioconversion.
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- Rui Yang
- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology , Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Food Safety & Low Carbon Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center , Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology , Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology , Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Food Safety & Low Carbon Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center , Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China
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- School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology , Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China
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Behera B, Sethi B, Mishra R, Dutta S, Thatoi H. Microbial cellulases - Diversity & biotechnology with reference to mangrove environment: A review. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2017; 15:197-210. [PMID: 30647656 PMCID: PMC6296582 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cellulose is an abundant natural biopolymer on earth, found as a major constituent of plant cell wall in lignocellulosic form. Unlike other compounds cellulose is not easily soluble in water hence enzymatic conversion of cellulose has become a key technology for biodegradation of lignocellulosic materials. Microorganisms such as aerobic bacteria, fungi, yeast and actinomycetes produce cellulase that degrade cellulose by hydrolysing the β-1, 4-glycosidic linkages of cellulose. In contrast to aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria lack the ability to effectively penetrate into the cellulosic material which leads to the development of complexed cellulase systems called cellulosome. Among the different environments, the sediments of mangrove forests are suitable for exploring cellulose degrading microorganisms because of continuous input of cellulosic carbon in the form of litter which then acts as a substrate for decomposition by microbe. Understanding the importance of cellulase, the present article overviews the diversity of cellulolytic microbes from different mangrove environments around the world. The molecular mechanism related to cellulase gene regulation, expression and various biotechnological application of cellulase is also discussed.
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- B.C. Behera
- Department of Biotechnology, North Orissa University, Baripada 757003, Odisha, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, MITS School of Biotechnology, Bhubaneswar 751024, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, MITS School of Biotechnology, Bhubaneswar 751024, India
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- Department of Zoology, North Orissa University, Baripada 757003, Odisha, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, North Orissa University, Baripada 757003, Odisha, India
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Hussain AA, Abdel-Salam MS, Abo-Ghalia HH, Hegazy WK, Hafez SS. Optimization and molecular identification of novel cellulose degrading bacteria isolated from Egyptian environment. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2017; 15:77-85. [PMID: 30647644 PMCID: PMC6296635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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Cellulase producing bacteria were isolated from both soil and ward poultry, using CMC (carboxymethylcellulose) agar medium and screened by iodine method. Cellulase activity of the isolated bacteria was determined by DNS (dinitrosalicylic) acid method. The highly cellulolytic isolates (BTN7A, BTN7B, BMS4 and SA5) were identified on the basis of Gram staining, morphological cultural characteristics, and biochemical tests. They were also identified with 16S rDNA analysis. The phylogenetic analysis of their 16S rDNA sequence data showed that BTN7B has 99% similarity with Anoxybacillus flavithermus, BMS4 has 99% similarity with Bacillus megaterium, SA5 has 99% homology with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and BTN7A was 99% similar with Bacillus subtilis. Cellulase production by these strains was optimized by controlling different environmental and nutritional factors such as pH, temperature, incubation period, different volumes of media, aeration rate and carbon source. The cellulase specific activity was calculated in each case. In conclusion four highly cellulolytic bacterial strains were isolated and identified and the optimum conditions for each one for cellulase production were determined. These strains could be used for converting plant waste to more useful compounds.
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- Azhar A. Hussain
- Botany Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams Univ., Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams Univ., Egypt
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- Microbial Genetics Department, National Research Centre, P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams Univ., Egypt
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Lopez-Ponnada EV, Lynn TJ, Peterson M, Ergas SJ, Mihelcic JR. Application of denitrifying wood chip bioreactors for management of residential non-point sources of nitrogen. J Biol Eng 2017; 11:16. [PMID: 28469703 PMCID: PMC5410704 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-017-0057-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Two important and large non-point sources of nitrogen in residential areas that adversely affect water quality are stormwater runoff and effluent from on-site treatment systems. These sources are challenging to control due to their variable flow rates and nitrogen concentrations. Denitrifying bioreactors that employ a lignocellulosic wood chip medium contained within a saturated (anoxic) zone are relatively new technology that can be implemented at the local level to manage residential non-point nitrogen sources. In these systems, wood chips serve as a microbial biofilm support and provide a constant source of organic substrate required for denitrification. Denitrifying wood chip bioreactors for stormwater management include biofilters and bioretention systems modified to include an internal water storage zone; for on-site wastewater, they include upflow packed bed reactors, permeable reactive barriers, and submerged wetlands. Laboratory studies have shown that these bioreactors can achieve nitrate removal efficiencies as high as 80-100% but could provide more fundamental insight into system design and performance. For example, the type and size of the wood chips, hydraulic loading rate, and dormant period between water applications affects the hydrolysis rate of the lignocellulosic substrate, which in turn affects the amount and bioavailability of dissolved organic carbon for denitrification. Additional field studies can provide a better understanding of the effect of varying environmental conditions such as ambient temperature, precipitation rates, household water use rates, and idle periods on nitrogen removal performance. Long-term studies are also essential for understanding operations and maintenance requirements and validating mathematical models that integrate the complex physical, chemical, and biological processes occurring in these systems. Better modeling tools could assist in optimizing denitrifying wood chip bioreactors to meet nutrient reduction goals in urban and suburban watersheds.
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- E V Lopez-Ponnada
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave./ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
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- Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 700 University Blvd./MSC 213, Kingsville, TX 78363 USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave./ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave./ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave./ENB 118, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
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Patrascu O, Béguet-Crespel F, Marinelli L, Le Chatelier E, Abraham AL, Leclerc M, Klopp C, Terrapon N, Henrissat B, Blottière HM, Doré J, Béra-Maillet C. A fibrolytic potential in the human ileum mucosal microbiota revealed by functional metagenomic. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40248. [PMID: 28091525 PMCID: PMC5238381 DOI: 10.1038/srep40248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The digestion of dietary fibers is a major function of the human intestinal microbiota. So far this function has been attributed to the microorganisms inhabiting the colon, and many studies have focused on this distal part of the gastrointestinal tract using easily accessible fecal material. However, microbial fermentations, supported by the presence of short-chain fatty acids, are suspected to occur in the upper small intestine, particularly in the ileum. Using a fosmid library from the human ileal mucosa, we screened 20,000 clones for their activities against carboxymethylcellulose and xylans chosen as models of the major plant cell wall (PCW) polysaccharides from dietary fibres. Eleven positive clones revealed a broad range of CAZyme encoding genes from Bacteroides and Clostridiales species, as well as Polysaccharide Utilization Loci (PULs). The functional glycoside hydrolase genes were identified, and oligosaccharide break-down products examined from different polysaccharides including mixed-linkage β-glucans. CAZymes and PULs were also examined for their prevalence in human gut microbiome. Several clusters of genes of low prevalence in fecal microbiome suggested they belong to unidentified strains rather specifically established upstream the colon, in the ileum. Thus, the ileal mucosa-associated microbiota encompasses the enzymatic potential for PCW polysaccharide degradation in the small intestine.
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- Orlane Patrascu
- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Plate-forme bio-informatique Genotoul, Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- CNRS UMR 7257, Université Aix-Marseille, 13288 Marseille, France.,INRA, USC 1408 AFMB, 13288 Marseille, France
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- CNRS UMR 7257, Université Aix-Marseille, 13288 Marseille, France.,INRA, USC 1408 AFMB, 13288 Marseille, France.,Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Metagenopolis, INRA, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Metagenopolis, INRA, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Applications of Haloalkaliphilic Fungi in Mycoremediation of Saline-Alkali Soil. Fungal Biol 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-68957-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mahapatra S, Vickram AS, Sridharan TB, Parameswari R, Pathy MR. Screening, production, optimization and characterization of β-glucosidase using microbes from shellfish waste. 3 Biotech 2016; 6:213. [PMID: 28330285 PMCID: PMC5047857 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0530-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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An extracellular β-glucosidase was isolated from Proteus mirabilis VIT117 found to be growing on prawn shells. The enzyme production was found to be enhanced (14.58 U/ml) when the culture was maintained at pH 9 and provided with sorbitol as carbon source, yeast extract as nitrogen source and incubated at 37 °C for approximately 72 h. Statistical methods like Plackett–Burman and RSM were also applied here to study the effects of different combinations of growth parameters for the bacteria, where the most significant parameters were found to be inoculum size, pH, yeast extract, incubation time and sorbitol. The optimum concentrations of inoculum size, pH and yeast extract determined by RSM were 2 %, 9 and 2 %, respectively. Partial purification of the protein was done by ammonium sulfate precipitation, followed by dialysis, gel filtration chromatography and SDS-PAGE. The enzyme was found to have a molecular weight of approximately 50 kDa and was observed to be most active at 37 °C in pH 9, with a sharp decline in the enzyme activity when temperature or the pH was increased. Enzyme kinetics study was performed to understand the catalytic behavior of the enzyme and it was found that our β-glucosidase had 5.613 U/ml and 0.082 mM as Vmax and Km values, respectively.
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- SBST, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- SBST, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- SBST, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- SBST, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Attigani A, Sun L, Wang Q, Liu Y, Bai D, Li S, Huang X. The crystal structure of the endoglucanase Cel10, a family 8 glycosyl hydrolase from Klebsiella pneumoniae. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2016; 72:870-876. [PMID: 27917834 PMCID: PMC5137463 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x16017891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Cellulases are produced by microorganisms that grow on cellulose biomass. Here, a cellulase, Cel10, was identified in a strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from Chinese bamboo rat gut. Analysis of substrate specificity showed that Cel10 is able to hydrolyze amorphous carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and crystalline forms of cellulose (Avicel and xylan) but is unable to hydrolyze p-nitrophenol β-D-glucopyranoside (p-NPG), proving that Cel10 is an endoglucanase. A phylogenetic tree analysis indicates that Cel10 belongs to the glycoside hydrolase 8 (GH8) subfamily. In order to further understanding of its substrate specificity, the structure of Cel10 was solved by molecular replacement and refined to 1.76 Å resolution. The overall fold is distinct from those of most other enzymes belonging to the GH8 subfamily. Although it forms the typical (α/α)6-barrel motif fold, like Acetobacterxylinum CMCax, one helix is missing. Structural comparisons with Clostridium thermocellum CelA (CtCelA), the best characterized GH8 endoglucanase, revealed that sugar-recognition subsite -3 is completely missing in Cel10. The absence of this subsite correlates to a more open substrate-binding cleft on the cellooligosaccharide reducing-end side.
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- Ayman Attigani
- Key Laboratory for Integrated Chinese Traditional and Western Veterinary Medicine and Animal Healthcare, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shang Xia Dian Road, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 West Yangqiao Road, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 West Yangqiao Road, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 West Yangqiao Road, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Integrated Chinese Traditional and Western Veterinary Medicine and Animal Healthcare, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shang Xia Dian Road, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 West Yangqiao Road, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Integrated Chinese Traditional and Western Veterinary Medicine and Animal Healthcare, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 15 Shang Xia Dian Road, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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Liu S, Ding S. Replacement of carbohydrate binding modules improves acetyl xylan esterase activity and its synergistic hydrolysis of different substrates with xylanase. BMC Biotechnol 2016; 16:73. [PMID: 27770795 PMCID: PMC5075172 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-016-0305-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acetylation of the xylan backbone was a major obstacle to enzymatic decomposition. Removal of acetyl groups by acetyl xylan esterases (AXEs) is essential for completely enzymatic hydrolysis of xylan. Appended carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) can promote the enzymatic deconstruction of plant cell walls by targeting and proximity effects. Fungal acetyl xylan esterases are strictly appended to cellulose-specific CBM1. It is still unclear whether xylan-specific CBMs have a greater advantage than CBM1 in potentiating the activity of fungal deacetylating enzymes and its synergistic hydrolysis of different substrates with xylanase. RESULTS Three recombinant AXE1s fused with different xylan-specific CBMs, together with wild-type AXE1 with CBM1 and CBM1-deleted mutant AXE1dC, were constructed in this study. The optimal temperature and pH of recombinant AXE1s was 50 °C and 8.0 (except AXE1dC-CBM6), respectively. Cellulose-specific CBM1 in AXE1 obviously contributed to its catalytic action against substrates compared with AXE1dC. However, replacement of CBM1 with xylan-specific CBM4-2 significantly enhanced AXE1 thermostability and catalytic activity against soluble substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl acetate. Whereas replacements with xylan-specific CBM6 and CBM22-2 were more effective in enzymatic release of acetic acid from destarched wheat bran, NaClO2-treated wheat straw, and water-insoluble wheat arabinoxylan compared to AXE1. Moreover, replacement with CBM6 and CBM22-2 also resulted in higher degree releases of reducing sugar and acetic acid from different substrates when simultaneous hydrolysis with xylanase. A good linear relationship exists between the acetic acid and reducing sugar release. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggested that the replacement with CBM6 and CBM22-2 not only significantly improved the catalysis efficiency of AXE1, but also increased its synergistic hydrolysis of different substrates with xylanase, indicating the significance of targeting effect in AXE1 catalysis mediated by xylan-specific CBMs.
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- Shiping Liu
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China.
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Jiang X, Zhou X, Liu Q, Zheng L, Yu N, Li W. Expression of Acidothermus cellulolyticus thermostable cellulases in tobacco and rice plants. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2016.1236671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Xiran Jiang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, PR China
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- Molecular Medicine and Chemistry Laboratory Foundation College, Jining Medical University, Jining, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- The First Clinical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, PR China
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Meirovitch S, Shtein Z, Ben-Shalom T, Lapidot S, Tamburu C, Hu X, Kluge JA, Raviv U, Kaplan DL, Shoseyov O. Spider Silk-CBD-Cellulose Nanocrystal Composites: Mechanism of Assembly. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:E1573. [PMID: 27649169 PMCID: PMC5037840 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17091573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The fabrication of cellulose-spider silk bio-nanocomposites comprised of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and recombinant spider silk protein fused to a cellulose binding domain (CBD) is described. Silk-CBD successfully binds cellulose, and unlike recombinant silk alone, silk-CBD self-assembles into microfibrils even in the absence of CNCs. Silk-CBD-CNC composite sponges and films show changes in internal structure and CNC alignment related to the addition of silk-CBD. The silk-CBD sponges exhibit improved thermal and structural characteristics in comparison to control recombinant spider silk sponges. The glass transition temperature (Tg) of the silk-CBD sponge was higher than the control silk sponge and similar to native dragline spider silk fibers. Gel filtration analysis, dynamic light scattering (DLS), small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and cryo-transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated that silk-CBD, but not the recombinant silk control, formed a nematic liquid crystalline phase similar to that observed in native spider silk during the silk spinning process. Silk-CBD microfibrils spontaneously formed in solution upon ultrasonication. We suggest a model for silk-CBD assembly that implicates CBD in the central role of driving the dimerization of spider silk monomers, a process essential to the molecular assembly of spider-silk nanofibers and silk-CNC composites.
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- Sigal Meirovitch
- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
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- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
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- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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Tao ZP, Sun LC, Qiu XJ, Cai QF, Liu GM, Su WJ, Cao MJ. Preparation, characterisation and use for antioxidant oligosaccharides of a cellulase from abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) viscera. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2016; 96:3088-3097. [PMID: 26439109 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND In China, abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) production is growing annually. During industrial processing, the viscera, which are abundant of cellulase, are usually discarded or processed into low-value feedstuff. Thus, it is of interest to obtain cellulase from abalone viscera and investigate its application for preparation of functional oligosaccharides. RESULTS A cellulase was purified from the hepatopancreas of abalone by ammonium sulfate precipitation and two-steps column chromatography. The molecular weight of the cellulase was 45 kDa on SDS-PAGE. Peptide mass fingerprinting analysis yielded 103 amino acid residues, which were identical to cellulases from other species of abalone. Substrate specificity analysis indicated that the cellulase is an endo-1,4-β-glucanase. Hydrolysis of seaweed Porphyra haitanensis polysaccharides by the enzyme produced oligosaccharides with degree of polymerisation of two to four, whose monosaccharide composition was 58% galactose, 4% glucose and 38% xylose. The oligosaccharides revealed 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical as well as hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity. CONCLUSION It is feasible and meaningful to utilise cellulase from the viscera of abalone for preparation of functional oligosaccharides. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Zhi-Peng Tao
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361102, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361102, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361102, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361102, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361102, China
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Sawant SS, Salunke BK, Tran TK, Kim BS. Lignocellulosic and marine biomass as resource for production of polyhydroxyalkanoates. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-016-0019-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biochemical characterization of extra- and intracellular endoxylanse from thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor kronotskyensis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21672. [PMID: 26899227 PMCID: PMC4761950 DOI: 10.1038/srep21672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Caldicellulosiruptor kronotskyensis grows on lignocellulosic biomass by the catalysis of intrinsic glycoside hydrolase, and has potential application for consolidated bioprocessing. In current study, two predicted extra- (Xyn10A) and intracellular (Xyn10B) xylanase from C. kronotskyensis were comparatively characterized. Xyn10A and Xyn10B share GH10 catalytic domain with similarity of 41%, while the former contains two tandem N-terminus CBM22s. Xyn10A showed higher hydrolytic capability than Xyn10B on both beechwood xylan (BWX) and oat spelt xylan (OSX). Truncation mutation experiments revealed the importance of CBMs for hydrolytic activity, substrate binding and thermostability of Xyn10A.While the quantity of CBM was not directly related to bind and thermostability. Although CBM was considered to be crucial for substrate binding, Xyn10B and Xyn10A as well as truncations performed similar binding affinity to insoluble substrate OSX. Analysis of point mutation revealed similar key residues, Glu493, Glu601 and Trp658 for Xyn10A and Glu139, Glu247 and Trp305 for Xyn10B. Both Xyn10A and Xyn10B exhibited hydrolytic activity on the mechanical pretreated corncob. After pre-digested by Xyn10A or Xyn10B, the micropores inthe the mechanical pretreated corncob were observed, which enhanced the accessibility for cellulase. Compared with corncob hydrolyzed with cellulase alone, enhanced hydrolytic performance of was observed after pre-digestion by Xyn10A or Xyn10B.
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Denek N, Aydin SS, Can A. The effects of dried pistachio (Pistachio vera L.) by-product addition on corn silage fermentation and in vitro methane production. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2016.1141778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Nihat Denek
- Faculty of Veterinary, Department of Animal Science, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Sanliurfa Food Control Laboratory, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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