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Carbonaro M, Aulitto M, Gallo G, Contursi P, Limauro D, Fiorentino G. Insight into CAZymes of Alicyclobacillus mali FL18: Characterization of a New Multifunctional GH9 Enzyme. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010243. [PMID: 36613686 PMCID: PMC9820247 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In the bio-based era, cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes are biocatalysts used in many industrial processes, playing a key role in the conversion of recalcitrant lignocellulosic waste biomasses. In this context, many thermophilic microorganisms are considered as convenient sources of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes). In this work, a functional genomic annotation of Alicyclobacillus mali FL18, a recently discovered thermo-acidophilic microorganism, showed a wide reservoir of putative CAZymes. Among them, a novel enzyme belonging to the family 9 of glycosyl hydrolases (GHs), named AmCel9, was identified; in-depth in silico analyses highlighted that AmCel9 shares general features with other GH9 members. The synthetic gene was expressed in Escherichia coli and the recombinant protein was purified and characterized. The monomeric enzyme has an optimal catalytic activity at pH 6.0 and has comparable activity at temperatures ranging from 40 °C to 70 °C. It also has a broad substrate specificity, a typical behavior of multifunctional cellulases; the best activity is displayed on β-1,4 linked glucans. Very interestingly, AmCel9 also hydrolyses filter paper and microcrystalline cellulose. This work gives new insights into the properties of a new thermophilic multifunctional GH9 enzyme, that looks a promising biocatalyst for the deconstruction of lignocellulose.
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- Miriam Carbonaro
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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Evaluation of temperature, pH and nutrient conditions in bacterial growth and extracellular hydrolytic activities of two Alicyclobacillus spp. strains. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4557-4570. [PMID: 34159433 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02332-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Extremophile bacteria have developed the metabolic machinery for living in extreme temperatures, pH, and high-salt content. Two novel bacterium strains Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1 and Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2, were isolated from crater lake El Chichon in Chiapas, Mexico. Phylogenetic tree analysis based on the 16SrRNA gene sequence revealed that the strain Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1 and Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2 were closely related to Alicyclobacillus species (98% identity and 94.73% identity, respectively). Both strains were Gram variable, and colonies were circular, smooth and creamy. Electron microscopy showed than Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1 has a daisy-like form and Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2 is a regular rod. Both strains can use diverse carbohydrates and triglycerides as carbon source and they also can use organic and inorganic nitrogen source. But, the two strains can grow without any carbon or nitrogen sources in the culture medium. Temperature, pH and nutrition condition affect bacterial growth. Maximum growth was produced at 65 °C for Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1 (0.732 DO600) at pH 3 and Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2 (0.725 DO600) at pH 5. Inducible extracellular extremozyme activities were determined for β-galactosidase (Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1: 88.07 ± 0.252 U/mg, Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2: 51.57 ± 0.308 U/mg), cellulose (Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1: 141.20 ± 0.585 U/mg, Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2: 51.57 ± 0.308 U/mg), lipase (Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1: 138.25 ± 0.600 U/mg, Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2: 175.75 ± 1.387 U/mg), xylanase (Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1: 174.72 ± 1.746 U/mg, Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2: 172.69 ± 0.855U/mg), and protease (Alicyclobacillus sp. PA1: 15.12 ± 0.121 U/mg, Alicyclobacillus sp. PA2: 15.33 ± 0.284 U/mg). These results provide new insights on extreme enzymatic production on Alicyclobacillus species.
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Murphy J, Ryan MP, Walsh G. Purification and Characterization of a Novel β-Galactosidase From the Thermoacidophile Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2020; 191:1190-1206. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03233-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lee BD, Apel WA, Sheridan PP, DeVeaux LC. Glycoside hydrolase gene transcription by Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius during growth on wheat arabinoxylan and monosaccharides: a proposed xylan hydrolysis mechanism. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:110. [PMID: 29686728 PMCID: PMC5901876 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1110-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Metabolism of carbon bound in wheat arabinoxylan (WAX) polysaccharides by bacteria requires a number of glycoside hydrolases active toward different bonds between sugars and other molecules. Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius is a Gram-positive thermoacidophilic bacterium capable of growth on a variety of mono-, di-, oligo-, and polysaccharides. Nineteen proposed glycoside hydrolases have been annotated in the A. acidocaldarius Type Strain ATCC27009/DSM 446 genome. Experiments were performed to understand the effect of monosaccharides on gene expression during growth on the polysaccharide, WAX. RESULTS Molecular analysis using high-density oligonucleotide microarrays was performed on A. acidocaldarius strain ATCC27009 when growing on WAX. When a culture growing exponentially at the expense of arabinoxylan saccharides was challenged with glucose or xylose, most glycoside hydrolases were downregulated. Interestingly, regulation was more intense when xylose was added to the culture than when glucose was added, showing a clear departure from classical carbon catabolite repression demonstrated by many Gram-positive bacteria. In silico analyses of the regulated glycoside hydrolases, along with the results from the microarray analyses, yielded a potential mechanism for arabinoxylan metabolism by A. acidocaldarius. Glycoside hydrolases expressed by this strain may have broad substrate specificity, and initial hydrolysis is catalyzed by an extracellular xylanase, while subsequent steps are likely performed inside the growing cell. CONCLUSIONS Glycoside hydrolases, for the most part, appear to be found in clusters, throughout the A. acidocaldarius genome. Not all of the glycoside hydrolase genes found at loci within these clusters were regulated during the experiment, indicating that a specific subset of the 19 glycoside hydrolase genes found in A. acidocaldarius were used during metabolism of WAX. While specific functions of the glycoside hydrolases were not tested as part of the research discussed, many of the glycoside hydrolases found in the A. acidocaldarius Type Strain appear to have a broader substrate range than that represented by the glycoside hydrolase family in which the enzymes were categorized.
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- Brady D. Lee
- Biological Systems Department, Idaho National Laboratory, P. O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Campus Box 8007, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA
- Present Address: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Energy and Environment Directorate, Richland, WA USA
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- Biological Systems Department, Idaho National Laboratory, P. O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Campus Box 8007, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA
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- Department of Biology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801 USA
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Lee BD, Apel WA, DeVeaux LC, Sheridan PP. Concurrent metabolism of pentose and hexose sugars by the polyextremophile Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 44:1443-1458. [PMID: 28776272 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-017-1968-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius is a thermoacidophilic bacterium capable of growth on sugars from plant biomass. Carbon catabolite repression (CCR) allows bacteria to focus cellular resources on a sugar that provides efficient growth, but also allows sequential, rather than simultaneous use when more than one sugar is present. The A. acidocaldarius genome encodes all components of CCR, but transporters encoded are multifacilitator superfamily and ATP-binding cassette-type transporters, uncommon for CCR. Therefore, global transcriptome analysis of A. acidocaldarius grown on xylose or fructose was performed in chemostats, followed by attempted induction of CCR with glucose or arabinose. Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius grew while simultaneously metabolizing xylose and glucose, xylose and arabinose, and fructose and glucose, indicating that CCR did not control carbon metabolism. Microarrays showed down-regulation of genes during growth on one sugar compared to two, and occurred primarily in genes encoding: (1) regulators; (2) enzymes for cell wall synthesis; and (3) sugar transporters.
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- Brady D Lee
- Idaho National Laboratory, Biological Systems Department, Idaho Falls, ID, USA. .,Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA. .,Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Energy and Environment Directorate, Richland, WA, USA.
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- Idaho National Laboratory, Biological Systems Department, Idaho Falls, ID, USA.,Aspenglow Associates, LLC, P. O. Box 12692, Jackson, WY, 83002, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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CenC, a multidomain thermostable GH9 processive endoglucanase from Clostridium thermocellum: cloning, characterization and saccharification studies. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 31:1699-710. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-015-1920-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Boyce A, Walsh G. Characterisation of a novel thermostable endoglucanase from Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis of potential application in bioethanol production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:7515-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6474-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Kusube M, Sugihara A, Moriwaki Y, Ueoka T, Shimane Y, Minegishi H. Alicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus sp. nov., a thermophilic, cellulolytic bacterium isolated from steamed Japanese cedar chips from a lumbermill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2257-2263. [PMID: 24711593 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.061440-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A thermophilic bacterium, strain Sueoka(T), was isolated from steamed Japanese cedar chips from a lumber mill in Gobo, Japan. The strain was able to grow on carboxymethyl cellulose at 60 °C, was Gram-stain-negative, and grew between 40.0 and 67.5 °C (optimum at 55 °C) and between pH 3.5 and 6.5 (optimum at pH 4.8). Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed 91.9 , 90.9 , and 90.8% similarity to Alicyclobacillus macrosporangiidus(T), Alicyclobacillus pomorum(T), and Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius(T), respectively. The major quinone was MK-7 and the predominant cellular fatty acids were ω-cyclohexane C19 : 0 and ω-cyclohexane C17 : 0. The DNA G+C content was 60.8 mol%. Based on the results of this study, strain Sueoka(T) is a novel species of the genus Alicyclobacillus, and the namehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1601/nm.5071Alicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus sp. nov. (type strain Sueoka(T) = JCM 18487(T) = KCTC 33007(T)) is proposed.
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- Masataka Kusube
- Department of Material Science, Wakayama National College of Technology, 77 Noshima, Nada-cho, Gobo, Wakayama 644-0023, Japan
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- Department of Material Science, Wakayama National College of Technology, 77 Noshima, Nada-cho, Gobo, Wakayama 644-0023, Japan
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- Department of Material Science, Wakayama National College of Technology, 77 Noshima, Nada-cho, Gobo, Wakayama 644-0023, Japan
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- Department of Material Science, Wakayama National College of Technology, 77 Noshima, Nada-cho, Gobo, Wakayama 644-0023, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
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- Bio-Nano Electronics Research Center, Toyo University, 2100 Kujirai, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8585, Japan
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Miller PS, Blum PH. Extremophile-inspired strategies for enzymatic biomass saccharification. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2010; 31:1005-1015. [PMID: 20662388 DOI: 10.1080/09593330903536113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Domestic ethanol production in the USA relies on starch feedstocks using a first generation bioprocess. Enzymes that contribute to this industry remain of critical value in new and established markets as commodity additives and for in planta production. A transition to non-food feedstocks is both desirable and essential to enable larger scale production. This objective would relieve dependence on foreign oil and strengthen the national economy. Feedstocks derived from corn stover, wheat straw, perennial grasses and timber require pretreatment to increase the accessibility of the cellulosic and hemicellulosic substrates to commodity enzymes for saccharification, which is followed by fermentation-based conversion of monosaccharides to ethanol. Hot acid pretreatment is the industrial standard method used to achieve deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass. Therefore, enzymes that tolerate both acid and heat may contribute toward the improvement of lignocellulosic biomass processing. These enzymes are produced naturally by extremely thermophilic microbes, sometimes called extremophiles. This review summarizes information on enzymes from selected (acido)thermophiles that mediate saccharification of alpha- and beta-linked carbohydrates of relevance to biomass processing.
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- P S Miller
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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A novel xylanase, XynA4-2, from thermoacidophilic Alicyclobacillus sp. A4 with potential applications in the brewing industry. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0445-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bai Y, Wang J, Zhang Z, Shi P, Luo H, Huang H, Luo C, Yao B. Expression of an extremely acidic beta-1,4-glucanase from thermoacidophilic Alicyclobacillus sp. A4 in Pichia pastoris is improved by truncating the gene sequence. Microb Cell Fact 2010; 9:33. [PMID: 20465851 PMCID: PMC2880286 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-9-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Alicyclobacillus sp. A4 is thermoacidophilic and produces many glycoside hydrolases. An extremely acidic beta-1,4-glucanase (CelA4) has been isolated from Alicyclobacillus sp. A4 and purified. This glucanase with a molecular mass of 48.6 kDa decreases the viscosity of barley-soybean feed under simulated gastric conditions. Therefore, it has the potential to improve the nutrient bioavailability of pig feed. For the study reported herein, the full-length gene, CelA4, of this glucanase (CelA4) was identified using the sequences of six peptides and cloned from strain A4. The gene fragment (CelA4F) encoding the mature protein was expressed in Pichia pastoris. Sequence truncation and glycosylation were found for recombinant CelA4F, both of which affected the expression efficiency. The physical properties of various forms of CelA4 as they affected enzymatic activity were characterized. RESULTS We located the full-length 2,148-bp gene for CelA4 (CelA4) in the genome of Alicyclobacillus sp. A4. CelA4 encodes a 715-residue polypeptide with a calculated molecular mass of 71.64 kDa, including an N-terminal signal peptide (residues 1-39), a catalytic domain (residues 39-497), and a C-terminal threonine-rich region (residues 498-715). Its deduced amino acid sequence and that of an Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius endo-beta-1,4-glucanase were identical at 44% of the residue positions. When the experimental molecular mass of CelA4F--a recombinant protein designed to mimic the CelA4 sequence lacking the N-terminal signal peptide that had been expressed in Pichia pastoris--was compared with its hypothetical molecular mass, it was apparent that CelA4F was truncated, possibly at residue 497. An artificially truncated gene fragment (CelA4T) without C-terminal threonine-rich region was expressed in P. pastoris, and the expression efficiency of CelA4T was substantially greater than that of CelA4F. Purified CelA4F and CelA4T had similar molecular masses (~60 kDa) and enzymatic properties (optimum pH, 3.4; optimum temperature, 60 degrees C); they were relatively stable between pH 1.2 and 8.2 at 70 degrees C and resistant to acidic and neutral proteases. However, their molecular masses and thermostabilities differed from those of CelA4 isolated from Alicyclobacillus sp. A4. A deglycosylated form of CelA4 (CelA4D) had properties similar to that of CelA4 except that it was thermoliable at 60 degrees C. CONCLUSIONS Truncation during expression of CelA4F or artificial truncation of its gene--both of which produced a form of CelA4 lacking a threonine-rich region that includes a putative linker--increased the level of enzyme produced in comparison with that produced by cultivation of Alicyclobacillus sp. A4. Glycosylation increased the thermostability of CelA4. Of the four forms of CelA4 studied, CelA4T was produced in highest yield and had the most favorable physical properties; therefore, it has potential for use in the feed industry.
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- Yingguo Bai
- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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Yeoman CJ, Han Y, Dodd D, Schroeder CM, Mackie RI, Cann IKO. Thermostable enzymes as biocatalysts in the biofuel industry. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2010; 70:1-55. [PMID: 20359453 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(10)70001-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lignocellulose is the most abundant carbohydrate source in nature and represents an ideal renewable energy source. Thermostable enzymes that hydrolyze lignocellulose to its component sugars have significant advantages for improving the conversion rate of biomass over their mesophilic counterparts. We review here the recent literature on the development and use of thermostable enzymes for the depolymerization of lignocellulosic feedstocks for biofuel production. Furthermore, we discuss the protein structure, mechanisms of thermostability, and specific strategies that can be used to improve the thermal stability of lignocellulosic biocatalysts.
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- Carl J Yeoman
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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A novel family 9 β-1,3(4)-glucanase from thermoacidophilic Alicyclobacillus sp. A4 with potential applications in the brewing industry. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 87:251-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2452-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2009] [Revised: 12/31/2009] [Accepted: 01/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bai Y, Wang J, Zhang Z, Shi P, Luo H, Huang H, Feng Y, Yao B. Extremely acidic beta-1,4-glucanase, CelA4, from thermoacidophilic Alicyclobacillus sp. A4 with high protease resistance and potential as a pig feed additive. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:1970-5. [PMID: 20070105 DOI: 10.1021/jf9035595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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An acidic endo-beta-1,4-glucanase, denoted CelA4 ( approximately 48 kDa), was purified from thermoacidophilic Alicyclobacillus sp. A4. Two internal peptides of CelA4 showed strong sequence identity to the Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius cellulase precursor and contained the conserved domain and catalytic region of glycoside hydrolase family 51 beta-1,4-glucanases, and the N-terminal and three other internal peptides had no close glucanase or cellulase relatives, suggesting that the enzyme might be novel. CelA4 had broad substrate specificity, exhibited maximum activity at 65 degrees C and pH 2.6, was stable over pH 1.8-7.6, and showed strong resistance to acidic and neutral proteases, notably pepsin. In comparison to the commercial endo-beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase, CelA4 was more stable, released more reducing sugar from barley beta-glucan, and under simulated gastric conditions, decreased the viscosity of barley-soybean feed to a greater extent. These properties make CelA4 a good candidate as a new commercial glucanase to improve the nutrient bioavailability of pig feed.
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- Yingguo Bai
- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute
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Mavromatis K, Sikorski J, Lapidus A, Glavina Del Rio T, Copeland A, Tice H, Cheng JF, Lucas S, Chen F, Nolan M, Bruce D, Goodwin L, Pitluck S, Ivanova N, Ovchinnikova G, Pati A, Chen A, Palaniappan K, Land M, Hauser L, Chang YJ, Jeffries CD, Chain P, Meincke L, Sims D, Chertkov O, Han C, Brettin T, Detter JC, Wahrenburg C, Rohde M, Pukall R, Göker M, Bristow J, Eisen JA, Markowitz V, Hugenholtz P, Klenk HP, Kyrpides NC. Complete genome sequence of Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius type strain (104-IA). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:9-18. [PMID: 21304673 PMCID: PMC3035248 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.591104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius (Darland and Brock 1971) is the type species of the larger of the two genera in the bacillal family 'Alicyclobacillaceae'. A. acidocaldarius is a free-living and non-pathogenic organism, but may also be associated with food and fruit spoilage. Due to its acidophilic nature, several enzymes from this species have since long been subjected to detailed molecular and biochemical studies. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. This is the first completed genome sequence of the family 'Alicyclobacillaceae'. The 3,205,686 bp long genome (chromosome and three plasmids) with its 3,153 protein-coding and 82 RNA genes is part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.
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