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ArticleEnzyme and microbial technology2018

Characterisation of novel biomass degradation enzymes from the genome of Cellulomonas fimi.

Steven D Kane, Christopher E French

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Article in Enzyme and microbial technology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Steven D KaneSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Roger Land Building, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, United Kingdom. Electronic address: steven.kane@glasgow.ac.uk.
Christopher E FrenchSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Roger Land Building, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, United Kingdom.
University of Edinburgh · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent analyses of genome sequences belonging to cellulolytic bacteria have revealed many genes potentially coding for cellulosic biomass degradation enzymes. Annotation of these genes however, is based on few biochemically characterised examples. Here we present a simple strategy based on BioBricks for the rapid screening of candidate genes expressed in Escherichia coli. As proof of principle we identified over 70 putative biomass degrading genes from bacterium Cellulomonas fimi, expressing a subset of these in BioBrick format. Six novel genes showed activity in E. coli. Four interesting enzymes were characterised further. α-l-arabinofuranosidase AfsB, β-xylosidases BxyF and BxyH and multi-functional β-cellobiosidase/xylosidase XynF were partially purified to determine their optimum pH, temperature and kinetic parameters. One of these enzymes, BxyH, was unexpectedly found to be highly active at strong alkaline pH and at temperatures as high as 100 °C. This report demonstrates a simple method of quickly screening and characterising putative genes as BioBricks.

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BiomassGenome, BacterialCellulomonasEscherichia coliGenetic Association StudiesGlycoside HydrolasesSequence Analysis, DNAXylosidasesalpha-N-arabinofuranosidasecellobiosidaseexo-1,4-beta-D-xylosidaseGlycoside HydrolasesXylosidasesArabinofuranosidaseC. fimiMultifunctional endoxylanaseThermotolerant xylosidase

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PMID29602392
PMCPMC5892457
OpenAlexW2791149907

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