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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2019

Multifunctional elastin-like polypeptide renders β-glucosidase enzyme phase transition and high stability.

Yang Zhou, Xiaofeng Li, Dandan Yan, Frank Addai Peprah, Xingqi Ji, Emmanuella Esi Fletcher, Yanwei Wang, Yingying Wang, Jie Gu, Feng Lin and 1 more

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yang Zhou1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Xiaofeng Li1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Dandan Yan1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Frank Addai Peprah1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Xingqi Ji1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Emmanuella Esi Fletcher1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Yanwei Wang1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Yingying Wang1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Jie Gu1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Feng Lin2Key Laboratory of Healthy Freshwater Aquaculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Huzhou, 313001 People's Republic of China.
Haifeng Shi1Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People's Republic of China.
Jiangsu University · CNZhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the enzymatic conversion of biomass, it becomes an important issue to efficiently and cost-effectively degrade cellulose into fermentable glucose. β-Glucosidase (Bgluc), an essential member of cellulases, plays a critical role in cellulosic biomass degradation. The difficulty in improving the stability of Bgluc has been a bottleneck in the enzyme-dependent cellulose degradation. The traditional method of protein purification, however, leads to higher production cost and a decrease in activity. To simplify and efficiently purify Bgluc with modified special properties, Bgluc-tagged ELP and His with defined phase transitions was designed to facilitate the process.

resultsHere, a novel binary ELP and His tag was fused with Bgluc from termite

conclusionThe Bgluc-linker-ELP-His system shows wide application prospect in maintaining the activity, efficient purification and improving the stability of Bgluc. These properties of BglucLEH make it an interesting tool to reduce cost, to improve the efficiency of biocatalyst and potentially to enhance the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass.

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BiofuelsCoptotermes formosanusElastin-like polypeptidesGlycosyl hydrolasesProtein purificationProtein stabilityTermitesβ-Glucosidase

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PMID31249620
PMCPMC6589881
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