Carbohydrate-binding modules: fine-tuning polysaccharide recognition

AB Boraston, DN Bolam, HJ Gilbert… - Biochemical …, 2004 - portlandpress.com
The enzymic degradation of insoluble polysaccharides is one of the most important
reactions on earth. Despite this, glycoside hydrolases attack such polysaccharides relatively …

Advances in understanding the molecular basis of plant cell wall polysaccharide recognition by carbohydrate-binding modules

HJ Gilbert, JP Knox, AB Boraston - Current opinion in structural biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) display diverse specificity and
structure.•A refined classification of CBM types is presented.•Advances in understanding …

The cellulosome and cellulose degradation by anaerobic bacteria

W Schwarz - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2001 - Springer
Despite its simple chemical composition, cellulose exists in a number of crystalline and
amorphous topologies. Its insolubility and heterogeneity makes native cellulose a …

Potential and utilization of thermophiles and thermostable enzymes in biorefining

P Turner, G Mamo, EN Karlsson - Microbial cell factories, 2007 - Springer
In today's world, there is an increasing trend towards the use of renewable, cheap and
readily available biomass in the production of a wide variety of fine and bulk chemicals in …

Substrate specificity and regioselectivity of fungal AA9 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases secreted by Podospora anserina

C Bennati-Granier, S Garajova, C Champion… - Biotechnology for …, 2015 - Springer
Background The understanding of enzymatic polysaccharide degradation has progressed
intensely in the past few years with the identification of a new class of fungal-secreted …

Oxygen activation by Cu LPMOs in recalcitrant carbohydrate polysaccharide conversion to monomer sugars

KK Meier, SM Jones, T Kaper, H Hansson… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Natural carbohydrate polymers such as starch, cellulose, and chitin provide renewable
alternatives to fossil fuels as a source for fuels and materials. As such, there is considerable …

Molecular aspects and comparative genomics of bacteriophage endolysins

H Oliveira, LDR Melo, SB Santos, FL Nóbrega… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.asm.org
Phages are recognized as the most abundant and diverse entities on the planet. Their
diversity is determined predominantly by their dynamic adaptation capacities when …

Carbohydrate binding modules: biochemical properties and novel applications

O Shoseyov, Z Shani, I Levy - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 2006 - journals.asm.org
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 …

Carbohydrate-binding domains: multiplicity of biological roles

D Guillén, S Sánchez, R Rodríguez-Sanoja - Applied microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Insoluble polysaccharides can be degraded by a set of hydrolytic enzymes formed by
catalytic modules appended to one or more non-catalytic carbohydrate-binding modules …

Carbohydrate binding modules: Compact yet potent accessories in the specific substrate binding and performance evolution of carbohydrate-active enzymes

Y You, H Kong, C Li, Z Gu, X Ban, Z Li - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) are independent non-catalytic domains widely found
in carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), and they play an essential role in the substrate …