[HTML][HTML] A detailed overview of xylanases: an emerging biomolecule for current and future prospective
Xylan is the second most abundant naturally occurring renewable polysaccharide available
on earth. It is a complex heteropolysaccharide consisting of different monosaccharides such …
on earth. It is a complex heteropolysaccharide consisting of different monosaccharides such …
Polysaccharide utilization loci: fueling microbial communities
The complex carbohydrates of terrestrial and marine biomass represent a rich nutrient
source for free-living and mutualistic microbes alike. The enzymatic saccharification of these …
source for free-living and mutualistic microbes alike. The enzymatic saccharification of these …
dbCAN3: automated carbohydrate-active enzyme and substrate annotation
Carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes) are made by various organisms for complex
carbohydrate metabolism. Genome mining of CAZymes has become a routine data analysis …
carbohydrate metabolism. Genome mining of CAZymes has become a routine data analysis …
Verrucomicrobia use hundreds of enzymes to digest the algal polysaccharide fucoidan
A Sichert, CH Corzett, MS Schechter, F Unfried… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Brown algae are important players in the global carbon cycle by fixing carbon dioxide into 1
Gt of biomass annually, yet the fate of fucoidan—their major cell wall polysaccharide …
Gt of biomass annually, yet the fate of fucoidan—their major cell wall polysaccharide …
[HTML][HTML] Bacteroidetes use thousands of enzyme combinations to break down glycans
P Lapébie, V Lombard, E Drula, N Terrapon… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Unlike proteins, glycan chains are not directly encoded by DNA, but by the specificity of the
enzymes that assemble them. Theoretical calculations have proposed an astronomical …
enzymes that assemble them. Theoretical calculations have proposed an astronomical …
Division of labor in honey bee gut microbiota for plant polysaccharide digestion
Bees acquire carbohydrates from nectar and lipids; and amino acids from pollen, which also
contains polysaccharides including cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin. These potential …
contains polysaccharides including cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin. These potential …
Discovery of novel carbohydrate-active enzymes through the rational exploration of the protein sequences space
W Helbert, L Poulet, S Drouillard… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Over the last two decades, the number of gene/protein sequences gleaned from sequencing
projects of individual genomes and environmental DNA has grown exponentially. Only a tiny …
projects of individual genomes and environmental DNA has grown exponentially. Only a tiny …
Towards enzymatic breakdown of complex plant xylan structures: state of the art
Significant progress over the past few years has been achieved in the enzymology of
microbial degradation and saccharification of plant xylan, after cellulose being the most …
microbial degradation and saccharification of plant xylan, after cellulose being the most …
Biochemistry of complex glycan depolymerisation by the human gut microbiota
D Ndeh, HJ Gilbert - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The human gut microbiota (HGM) makes an important contribution to health and disease. It
is a complex microbial community of trillions of microbes with a majority of its members …
is a complex microbial community of trillions of microbes with a majority of its members …
[HTML][HTML] A subfamily roadmap of the evolutionarily diverse glycoside hydrolase family 16 (GH16)
Glycoside hydrolase family (GH) 16 comprises a large and taxonomically diverse family of
glycosidases and transglycosidases that adopt a common β-jelly-roll fold and are active on a …
glycosidases and transglycosidases that adopt a common β-jelly-roll fold and are active on a …