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Välimets S, Sun P, Virginia LJ, van Erven G, Sanders MG, Kabel MA, Peterbauer C. Characterization of Amycolatopsis 75iv2 dye-decolorizing peroxidase on O-glycosides. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0020524. [PMID: 38625022 PMCID: PMC11107159 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00205-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Dye-decolorizing peroxidases are heme peroxidases with a broad range of substrate specificity. Their physiological function is still largely unknown, but a role in the depolymerization of plant cell wall polymers has been widely proposed. Here, a new expression system for bacterial dye-decolorizing peroxidases as well as the activity with previously unexplored plant molecules are reported. The dye-decolorizing peroxidase from Amycolatopsis 75iv2 (DyP2) was heterologously produced in the Gram-positive bacterium Streptomyces lividans TK24 in both intracellular and extracellular forms without external heme supplementation. The enzyme was tested on a series of O-glycosides, which are plant secondary metabolites with a phenyl glycosidic linkage. O-glycosides are of great interest, both for studying the compounds themselves and as potential models for studying specific lignin-carbohydrate complexes. The primary DyP reaction products of salicin, arbutin, fraxin, naringin, rutin, and gossypin were oxidatively coupled oligomers. A cleavage of the glycone moiety upon radical polymerization was observed when using arbutin, fraxin, rutin, and gossypin as substrates. The amount of released glucose from arbutin and fraxin reached 23% and 3% of the total substrate, respectively. The proposed mechanism suggests a destabilization of the ether linkage due to the localization of the radical in the para position. In addition, DyP2 was tested on complex lignocellulosic materials such as wheat straw, spruce, willow, and purified water-soluble lignin fractions, but no remarkable changes in the carbohydrate profile were observed, despite obvious oxidative activity. The exact action of DyP2 on such lignin-carbohydrate complexes therefore remains elusive. IMPORTANCE Peroxidases require correct incorporation of the heme cofactor for activity. Heterologous overproduction of peroxidases often results in an inactive enzyme due to insufficient heme synthesis by the host organism. Therefore, peroxidases are incubated with excess heme during or after purification to reconstitute activity. S. lividans as a production host can produce fully active peroxidases both intracellularly and extracellularly without the need for heme supplementation. This reduces the number of downstream processing steps and is beneficial for more sustainable production of industrially relevant enzymes. Moreover, this research has extended the scope of dye-decolorizing peroxidase applications by studying naturally relevant plant secondary metabolites and analyzing the formed products. A previously overlooked artifact of radical polymerization leading to the release of the glycosyl moiety was revealed, shedding light on the mechanism of DyP peroxidases. The key aspect is the continuous addition, rather than the more common approach of a single addition, of the cosubstrate, hydrogen peroxide. This continuous addition allows the peroxidase to complete a high number of turnovers without self-oxidation.
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- Silja Välimets
- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme Biomolecular Technology of Proteins (BioToP), BOKU, Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme Biomolecular Technology of Proteins (BioToP), BOKU, Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
- Wageningen Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral Programme Biomolecular Technology of Proteins (BioToP), BOKU, Muthgasse, Vienna, Austria
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Sharan AA, Bellemare A, DiFalco M, Tsang A, Vuong TV, Edwards EA, Master ER. Functional screening pipeline to uncover laccase-like multicopper oxidase enzymes that transform industrial lignins. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 393:130084. [PMID: 38000639 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Laccase-like multicopper oxidases are recognized for their potential to alter the reactivity of lignins for application in value-added products. Typically, model compounds are employed to discover such enzymes; however, they do not represent the complexity of industrial lignin substrates. In this work, a screening pipeline was developed to test enzymes simultaneously on model compounds and industrial lignins. A total of 12 lignin-active fungal multicopper oxidases were discovered, including 9 enzymes active under alkaline conditions (pH 11.0). Principal component analysis revealed the poor ability of model compounds to predict enzyme performance on industrial lignins. Additionally, sequence similarity analyses grouped these enzymes with Auxiliary Activity-1 sub-families with few previously characterized members, underscoring their taxonomic novelty. Correlation between the lignin-activity of these enzymes and their taxonomic origin, however, was not observed. These are critical insights to bridge the gap between enzyme discovery and application for industrial lignin valorization.
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- Anupama A Sharan
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
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- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
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- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Finland.
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Välimets S, Pedetti P, Virginia LJ, Hoang MN, Sauer M, Peterbauer C. Secretory expression of recombinant small laccase genes in Gram-positive bacteria. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:72. [PMID: 37062846 PMCID: PMC10108450 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02075-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Laccases are multicopper enzymes that oxidize a wide range of aromatic and non-aromatic compounds in the presence of oxygen. The majority of industrially relevant laccases are derived from fungi and are produced in eukaryotic expression systems such as Pichia pastoris and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bacterial laccases for research purposes are mostly produced intracellularly in Escherichia coli, but secretory expression systems are needed for future applications. Bacterial laccases from Streptomyces spp. are of interest for potential industrial applications because of their lignin degrading activities. RESULTS In this study, we expressed small laccases genes from Streptomyces coelicolor, Streptomyces viridosporus and Amycolatopsis 75iv2 with their native signal sequences in Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis and Streptomyces lividans host organisms. The extracellular activities of ScLac, SvLac and AmLac expressed in S. lividans reached 1950 ± 99 U/l, 812 ± 57 U/l and 12 ± 1 U/l in the presence of copper supplementation. The secretion of the small laccases was irrespective of the copper supplementation; however, activities upon reconstitution with copper after expression were significantly lower, indicating the importance of copper during laccase production. The production of small laccases in B. subtilis resulted in extracellular activity that was significantly lower than in S. lividans. Unexpectedly, AmLac and ScLac were secreted without their native signal sequences in B. subtilis, indicating that B. subtilis secretes some heterologous proteins via an unknown pathway. CONCLUSIONS Small laccases from S. coelicolor, S. viridosporus and Amycolatopsis 75iv2 were secreted in both Gram-positive expression hosts B. subtilis and S. lividans, but the extracellular activities were significantly higher in the latter.
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- Silja Välimets
- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Technology, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Food Microbiology, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Wageningen, 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Technology, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Technology, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
- Department of Human Medicine, Institute of Immunology, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Technology, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Vienna, 1190, Austria.
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Silva D, Rodrigues F, Lorena C, Borges PT, Martins LO. Biocatalysis for biorefineries: The case of dye-decolorizing peroxidases. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 65:108153. [PMID: 37044267 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Dye-decolorizing Peroxidases (DyPs) are heme-containing enzymes in fungi and bacteria that catalyze the reduction of hydrogen peroxide to water with concomitant oxidation of various substrates, including anthraquinone dyes, lignin-related phenolic and non-phenolic compounds, and metal ions. Investigation of DyPs has shed new light on peroxidases, one of the most extensively studied families of oxidoreductases; still, details of their microbial physiological role and catalytic mechanisms remain to be fully disclosed. They display a distinctive ferredoxin-like fold encompassing anti-parallel β-sheets and α-helices, and long conserved loops surround the heme pocket with a role in catalysis and stability. A tunnel routes H2O2 to the heme pocket, whereas binding sites for the reducing substrates are in cavities near the heme or close to distal aromatic residues at the surface. Variations in reactions, the role of catalytic residues, and mechanisms were observed among different classes of DyP. They were hypothetically related to the presence or absence of distal H2O molecules in the heme pocket. The engineering of DyPs for improved properties directed their biotechnological applications, primarily centered on treating textile effluents and degradation of other hazardous pollutants, to fields such as biosensors and valorization of lignin, the most abundant renewable aromatic polymer. In this review, we track recent research contributions that furthered our understanding of the activity, stability, and structural properties of DyPs and their biotechnological applications. Overall, the study of DyP-type peroxidases has significant implications for environmental sustainability and the development of new bio-based products and materials with improved end-of-life options via biodegradation and chemical recyclability, fostering the transition to a sustainable bio-based industry in the circular economy realm.
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- Diogo Silva
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.
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Zhou M, Fakayode OA, Ren M, Li H, Liang J, Yagoub AEA, Fan Z, Zhou C. Laccase-catalyzed lignin depolymerization in deep eutectic solvents: challenges and prospects. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2023; 10:21. [PMID: 38647951 PMCID: PMC10992038 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00640-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Lignin has enormous potential as a renewable feedstock for depolymerizing to numerous high-value chemicals. However, lignin depolymerization is challenging owing to its recalcitrant, heterogenous, and limited water-soluble nature. From the standpoint of environmental friendliness and sustainability, enzymatic depolymerization of lignin is of great significance. Notably, laccases play an essential role in the enzymatic depolymerization of lignin and are considered the ultimate green catalysts. Deep eutectic solvent (DES), an efficient media in biocatalysis, are increasingly recognized as the newest and utmost green solvent that highly dissolves lignin. This review centers on a lignin depolymerization strategy by harnessing the good lignin fractionating capability of DES and the high substrate and product selectivity of laccase. Recent progress and insights into the laccase-DES interactions, protein engineering strategies for improving DES compatibility with laccase, and controlling the product selectivity of lignin degradation by laccase or in DES systems are extensively provided. Lastly, the challenges and prospects of the alliance between DES and laccase for lignin depolymerization are discussed. The collaboration of laccase and DES provides a great opportunity to develop an enzymatic route for lignin depolymerization.
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- Man Zhou
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
- Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, University of Uyo, Uyo, 520001, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
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Liu ZH, Li BZ, Yuan JS, Yuan YJ. Creative biological lignin conversion routes toward lignin valorization. Trends Biotechnol 2022; 40:1550-1566. [PMID: 36270902 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lignin, the largest renewable aromatic resource, is a promising alternative feedstock for the sustainable production of various chemicals, fuels, and materials. Despite this potential, lignin is characterized by heterogeneous and macromolecular structures that must be addressed. In this review, we present biological lignin conversion routes (BLCRs) that offer opportunities for overcoming these challenges, making lignin valorization feasible. Funneling heterogeneous aromatics via a 'biological funnel' offers a high-specificity bioconversion route for aromatic platform chemicals. The inherent aromaticity of lignin drives atom-economic functionalization routes toward aromatic natural product generation. By harnessing the ligninolytic capacities of specific microbial systems, powerful aromatic ring-opening routes can be developed to generate various value-added products. Thus, BLCRs hold the promise to make lignin valorization feasible and enable a lignocellulose-based bioeconomy.
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- Zhi-Hua Liu
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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- Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, The McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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Arefmanesh M, Vuong TV, Nikafshar S, Wallmo H, Nejad M, Master ER. Enzymatic synthesis of kraft lignin-acrylate copolymers using an alkaline tolerant laccase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:2969-2979. [PMID: 35449361 PMCID: PMC9064866 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11916-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Abstract Softwood kraft lignin is a major bioresource relevant to the production of sustainable bio-based products. Continued challenges to lignin valorization, however, include poor solubility in organic solvents and in aqueous solutions at neutral pH. Herein, an alkaline tolerant laccase was used to graft acrylate functionalities onto softwood kraft lignin, which is expected to enhance the reactivity of lignin with isocyanate when producing bio-based polyurethanes. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and high-performance liquid chromatography were used to confirm successful grafting of the acrylate monomer onto lignin and verify the importance of including tert-butyl hydroperoxide as an initiator in the grafting reaction. Laccase-mediated grafting of softwood kraft lignin under alkaline conditions produced lignin products with approximately 30% higher hydroxyl value and higher reactivity toward isocyanate. The reported enzymatic and aqueous process presents an opportunity for the sustainable valorization of softwood kraft lignin. Key points • Softwood kraft lignin displayed high phenolic hydroxyl content, polydispersity index and average molecular weight • Grafting hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) monomer onto kraft lignin by laccase was successful at 60 °C and alkaline conditions • Lignin-HEA grafted copolymer showed an increase in total OH value and an increase in average molecular weight Supplementary information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00253-022-11916-z.
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- Maryam Arefmanesh
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E5, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E5, Canada
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- Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Valmet AB, Regnbågsgatan 6, PO Box 8734, 402 75, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University, 428 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E5, Canada. .,Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, 00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
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