Endoglucanase and Mannanase from Blue Mussel, Mytilus.
Many naturally-occurring cellulolytic microorganisms are not readily cultivable, demanding a culture-independent approach in order to study their cellulolytic genes. Metagenomics involves the isolation of DNA from environmental sources and can be used to identify enzymes with biotechnological potential from uncultured microbes. In this study, a gene encoding an endoglucanase was cloned from.
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Therefore, the endoglucanase activity of NG-Case might be exploited in sustainable approaches for the conversion of cellulosic biomass, as shown for other microbial cellulases that are potentially useful for the production of paper, textiles and biofuels. 49 Future studies are required, however, to better assess the role of NG-Case in lignocellulose degradation and its possible industrial.
Cellulases are a group of enzymes that are used in many biotechnological processes. Since most of the enzymes synthesised by mesophilic microorganisms are unstable in industrial environments, it is necessary to direct research towards extremophile cellulolytic microorganisms because the enzymes synthesised by them are stable and active even in harsh physicochemical conditions.
The present invention relates to thermostable endoglucanases, particularly to proteins having endoglucanase activity which comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 96% identity to SEQ. ID NO.: 2, and proteins having endoglucanase activity which belongs to the GH7 class and which shows active thermostabilization.
Oftentimes, catalytic function for carbohydrates is associated with binding function, and thus, CAZy contains a classification scheme for CBMs as well, which to date represent 69 families, as will be discussed in section 5. Lastly, GHs are included in the CAZy Database. GHs are the primary drivers of enzymatic polysaccharide degradation in nature and represent a vast set of enzymes.
A 28-kDa endoglucanase was isolated from the culture filtrate of Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain K3 and named EG 28. It degrades carboxymethylated cellulose and amorphous cellulose, and to a lesser degree xylan and mannan but not microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel).