Characterization of a Cellulomonas fimi exoglucanase/xylanase-endoglucanase gene fusion which improves microbial degradation of cellulosic biomass

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 93-94, Issue , 2016, Pages 113-121

  Duedu, Kwabena O ^a,b   French, Christopher E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Biomass conversion; Cellulomonas fimi; Cellulose; Citrobacter freundii; Multicatalytic cellulases

Indexed keywords

BINS; BIOCONVERSION; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BIOMASS CONVERSION; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING MODULES; CELLULOMONAS; CELLULOSE DEGRADATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MULTICATALYTIC CELLULASES;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CELLOBIOSE; CELLOTRIOSE; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; CEX CENA FUSION PROTEIN; CXNA PROTEIN; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELLULOSE 1,4 BETA CELLOBIOSIDASE; ENDO 1,4 BETA XYLANASE; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING MODULE; CELLULOMONAS; CELLULOMONAS FIMI; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER PAPER; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SUPERNATANT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

BIOMASS; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOMASS; CELLULASE; CELLULOMONAS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE 1,4-BETA-CELLOBIOSIDASE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENDO-1,4-BETA XYLANASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 84981225228     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: 18790909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.08.005     Document Type: Article

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