Cloning, expression, and characterization of a thermostable GH7 endoglucanase from Myceliophthora thermophila capable of high-consistency enzymatic liquefaction

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 231-242

  Karnaouri, Anthi C ^a   Topakas, Evangelos ^a   Christakopoulos, Paul ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endoglucanase; Liquefaction; Myceliophthora thermophila; Pichia pastoris; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CLONE CELLS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIQUEFACTION; SUBSTRATES; YEAST;

CARBOXY-METHYL CELLULOSE; CELLO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES; ENDOGLUCANASES; METHYLOTROPHIC YEASTS; MYCELIOPHTHORA THERMOPHILA; PICHIA PASTORIS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THERMOTOLERANCE;

CLONING;

ARABINOXYLAN; BETA GLUCAN; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; GENOMIC DNA; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL BONDING; CROP RESIDUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUEFACTION; POLYSACCHARIDE; PURIFICATION; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATE; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUEFACTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCELIOPHTHORA THERMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THERMOSTABILITY; VISCOMETRY;

CORYNASCUS HETEROTHALLICUS; FUNGI; HORDEUM; PICHIA PASTORIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

CELLULASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PICHIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SORDARIALES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84891882712     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4895-9     Document Type: Article

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