Defining trait-based microbial strategies with consequences for soil carbon cycling under climate change

AA Malik, JBH Martiny, EL Brodie, AC Martiny… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Microorganisms are critical in terrestrial carbon cycling because their growth, activity and
interactions with the environment largely control the fate of recent plant carbon inputs as well …

Carbohydrate binding modules: diversity of domain architecture in amylases and cellulases from filamentous microorganisms

A Sidar, ED Albuquerque, GP Voshol… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Enzymatic degradation of abundant renewable polysaccharides such as cellulose and
starch is a field that has the attention of both the industrial and scientific community. Most of …

Oxidative cleavage of polysaccharides by monocopper enzymes depends on H2O2

B Bissaro, ÅK Røhr, G Müller, P Chylenski… - Nature chemical …, 2017 - nature.com
Enzymes currently known as lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) play an
important role in the conversion of recalcitrant polysaccharides, but their mode of action has …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases in enzymatic processing of lignocellulosic biomass

P Chylenski, B Bissaro, M Sørlie, ÅK Røhr, A Várnai… - Acs …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The discovery of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) has revolutionized
enzymatic processing of polysaccharides, in particular, recalcitrant insoluble …

Function, distribution, and annotation of characterized cellulases, xylanases, and chitinases from CAZy

STC Nguyen, HL Freund, J Kasanjian… - Applied microbiology and …, 2018 - Springer
The enzymatic deconstruction of structural polysaccharides, which relies on the production
of specific glycoside hydrolases (GHs), is an essential process across environments. Over …

Designing cellulolytic enzyme systems for biorefinery: from nature to application

V Champreda, W Mhuantong, H Lekakarn… - Journal of bioscience …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cellulolytic enzymes play a key role on conversion of lignocellulosic plant biomass to
biofuels and biochemicals in sugar platform biorefineries. In this review, we survey …

Penicillium: the next emerging champion for cellulase production

N Vaishnav, A Singh, M Adsul, P Dixit… - Bioresource Technology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bio-ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass via enzymatic route has received wide acceptance
as liquid fuel for transport sector. It has been regarded as alternative sustainable source of …

Stoichiometric controls of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling after long-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition in a mesic grassland in South Africa

PM Schleuss, M Widdig, A Heintz-Buschart… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Terrestrial ecosystems have experienced rising nitrogen (N) inputs during the last decades
with consequences for belowground carbon (C) and N dynamics. This study investigates …

A lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from a white-rot fungus drives the degradation of lignin by a versatile peroxidase

F Li, F Ma, H Zhao, S Zhang, L Wang… - Applied and …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs), a class of copper-dependent enzymes,
play a crucial role in boosting the enzymatic decomposition of polysaccharides. Here, we …

Integrative omics analysis of the termite gut system adaptation to Miscanthus diet identifies lignocellulose degradation enzymes

M Calusinska, M Marynowska, M Bertucci… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Miscanthus sp. biomass could satisfy future biorefinery value chains. However, its use is
largely untapped due to high recalcitrance. The termite and its gut microbiome are …