Bacillus thuringiensis produces crystalline protein inclusions with insecticidal or nematocidal
properties. These crystal (Cry) proteins determine a particular strain's toxicity profile …

The structural complexity and rigidity of cellulosic substrates have given rise to a
phenomenal diversity of degradative enzymes—the cellulases. Cellulolytic microorganisms …

Most cellulolytic enzymes consist of distinct catalytic and cellulose-binding domains (CBDs).
Similar domain structures are also found in enzymes degrading other insoluble …

The solution structure of the ectodomain of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) gp41 (e‐
gp41), consisting of residues 27–149, has been determined by multidimensional …

This graduate textbook is aimed at providing researchers new to the subject with information
on the structure and mechanisms in the chemistry, biochemistry or processing of …

Allosteric communication is a fundamental process that proteins use to propagate signals
from one site to functionally important distal sites. Although allostery is usually associated …

ABSTRACT The Cry4Aa δ-endotoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis is toxic to larvae of Culex,
Anopheles, and Aedes mosquitoes, which are vectors of important human tropical diseases …

Background: Carbohydrate-binding domains are usually small and physically separate from
the catalytic domains of hydrolytic enzymes. Glucoamylase 1 (G1) from Aspergillus niger, an …

Cellulose and hemicellulose are the major plant structural polysaccharides and account for
approximately 70% of plant biomass (Ladisch et al., 1983). It has been estimated that the …

We have found that the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus kodakaraensis KOD1
produces an extracellular chitinase. The gene encoding the chitinase (chiA) was cloned and …