A GH115 α-glucuronidase from Schizophyllum commune contributes to the synergistic enzymatic deconstruction of softwood glucuronoarabinoxylan.
Journal article, 2016

Lignocellulosic biomass from softwood represents a valuable resource for the production of biofuels and bio-based materials as alternatives to traditional pulp and paper products. Hemicelluloses constitute an extremely heterogeneous fraction of the plant cell wall, as their molecular structures involve multiple monosaccharide components, glycosidic linkages, and decoration patterns. The complete enzymatic hydrolysis of wood hemicelluloses into monosaccharides is therefore a complex biochemical process that requires the activities of multiple degradative enzymes with complementary activities tailored to the structural features of a particular substrate. Glucuronoarabinoxylan (GAX) is a major hemicellulose component in softwood, and its structural complexity requires more enzyme specificities to achieve complete hydrolysis compared to glucuronoxylans from hardwood and arabinoxylans from grasses.

Author

Lauren S McKee

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

Hampus Sunner

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology

George E Anasontzis

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology

Guillermo Toriz Gonzalez

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Paul Gatenholm

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC)

Vincent Bulone

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

University of Adelaide

francisco Vilaplana

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

Lisbeth Olsson

Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC)

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology

Biotechnology for Biofuels

17546834 (ISSN) 1754-6834 (eISSN)

Vol. 9 1 2- 9

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Subject Categories

Biochemicals

Bioenergy

Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology

Areas of Advance

Energy

DOI

10.1186/s13068-015-0417-6

PubMed

26734072

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8/27/2018