AIMS The cell-surface display of Cex, which encodes xylanase and exoglucanase from Cellulomonas fimi, was constructed on Escherichia coli using PgsA as the anchor protein. Characterization of the cell-surface display of Cex was performed. METHODS AND RESULTS PgsA was fused to the N-terminus of Cex and six histidines were utilized as spacers between the targeting and anchor proteins. Successfu...

Members of the bacterial genus Caldicellulosiruptor are the most thermophilic cellulolytic microbes described with ability to digest lignocellulosic biomass without conventional pretreatment. The cellulolytic ability of different species varies dramatically and correlates with the presence of the multimodular cellulase CelA, which contains both a glycoside hydrolase family 9 endoglucanase and a...

Three exoglucanases (Exgs), ExgIa, ExgIb and Exg325, are secreted by Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. They share a common protein portion with two potential glycosylation sites (sequons) but differ in the amount of N-linked carbohydrate [Basco, R.D., Muñoz, M.D., Hernández, L.M., Váquez de Aldana, C. and Larriba, G. (1993) Yeast 9, 221-234]. ExgIb contains two short oligosaccharides attached to ...

BACKGROUND Thermophilic enzymes have attracted much attention for their advantages of high reaction velocity, exceptional thermostability, and decreased risk of contamination. Exploring efficient thermophilic glycoside hydrolases will accelerate the industrialization of biofuels and biochemicals. RESULTS A multifunctional glycoside hydrolase (GH) CoGH1A, belonging to GH1 family with high acti...

Bioconversion, particularly enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic materials to useful products has great potential and is being actively investigated [l-31. Biotechnological utilization of cellulose requires a very efficient cellulolytic enzyme system active on native cellulose. Cellulases are nulticomponent enzyme systems in which the synergistic action of endoglucanase, exoglucanase and Betagluc...

BACKGROUND The Caldicellulosiruptor bescii genome encodes a potent set of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), found primarily as multi-domain enzymes that exhibit high cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic activity on and allow utilization of a broad range of substrates, including plant biomass without conventional pretreatment. CelA, the most abundant cellulase in the C. bescii secretome, uniqu...

BACKGROUND Cellulosic biomass is considered as a promising alternative to fossil fuels, but its recalcitrant nature and high cost of cellulase are the major obstacles to utilize this material. Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP), combining cellulase production, saccharification, and fermentation into one step, has been proposed as the most efficient way to reduce the production cost of cellulosic ...

BACKGROUND Tobacco stalk is one kind of abundant crop residues in China. The high lignification of tobacco stalk increases its reusing cost and the existing of nicotine will cause serious pollution. The biodegradation of lignocellulosic biomass has been demonstrated to be an environmental and economical approach for the utilization of plant stalk. Meanwhile, many nicotine-degrading microorganis...

61 ISSN 1759-7269 10.4155/BFS.11.150 © 2012 Future Science Ltd In 1950 Reese et al. proposed a mechanism for cel­ lulose hydrolysis, which involved two general com­ ponents, C 1 and C x , acting in sequence [1]. According to the model, the C 1 component first disrupted and swelled the crystalline cellulose, possibly releasing soluble oligo saccharides into solution. The C x compo­ nent, which w...