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ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR2006

Carbohydrate binding modules: biochemical properties and novel applications.

Oded Shoseyov, Ziv Shani, Ilan Levy

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Review in Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
154citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

154 citing papers in PubMed, 548 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Oded ShoseyovThe Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel. shoseyov@agri.huji.ac.il
Ziv Shani
Ilan Levy
BD Technologie (United States) · USHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILWeizmann Institute of Science · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polysaccharide-degrading microorganisms express a repertoire of hydrolytic enzymes that act in synergy on plant cell wall and other natural polysaccharides to elicit the degradation of often-recalcitrant substrates. These enzymes, particularly those that hydrolyze cellulose and hemicellulose, have a complex molecular architecture comprising discrete modules which are normally joined by relatively unstructured linker sequences. This structure is typically comprised of a catalytic module and one or more carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) that bind to the polysaccharide. CBMs, by bringing the biocatalyst into intimate and prolonged association with its substrate, allow and promote catalysis. Based on their properties, CBMs are grouped into 43 families that display substantial variation in substrate specificity, along with other properties that make them a gold mine for biotechnologists who seek natural molecular "Velcro" for diverse and unusual applications. In this article, we review recent progress in the field of CBMs and provide an up-to-date summary of the latest developments in CBM applications.

Indexed as

Carbohydrate MetabolismBinding SitesBiodegradation, EnvironmentalCelluloseCell WallForecastingLigandsModels, MolecularPolysaccharidesProtein Structure, TertiarySolventsSubstrate SpecificityCelluloseLigandsPolysaccharidesSolvents

Identifiers

PMID16760304
PMCPMC1489539
OpenAlexW2170617094

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