Author(s): Steindorff AS; Aguilar-Pontes MV; Robinson AJ; Andreopoulos B; LaButti K; Kuo A; Mondo S; Riley R; Otillar R; Haridas S; Lipzen A; Grimwood ...

Thermophily is a trait scattered across the fungal tree of life, with its highest prevalence within three fungal families (Chaetomiaceae, Thermoascaceae, and Trichocomaceae), as well as some member ...

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Author(s): Sharma G; Kaur B; Raheja Y; Kaur A; Singh V; Basotra N; Di Falco M; Tsang A; Chadha BS;

Endophytic fungi, as plant symbionts, produce an elaborate array of enzymes for efficient disintegration of lignocellulosic biomass into constituent monomeric sugars, making them novel source of lignocellulolytic CAZymes with immense potential in future bio ...

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Author(s): Raheja Y; Singh V; Kumar N; Agrawal D; Sharma G; Di Falco M; Tsang A; Chadha BS;

The current study is the first to describe the temporal and differential transcriptional expression of two lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) genes of Rasamsonia emersonii in response to various carbon sources. The mass spectrometry based secretome a ...

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Author(s): Fong JK; Mathieu Y; Vo MT; Bellemare A; Tsang A; Brumer H;

Bacterial and fungal copper radical oxidases (CROs) from Auxiliary Activity Family 5 (AA5) are implicated in morphogenesis and pathogenesis. The unique catalytic properties of CROs also make these enzymes attractive biocatalysts for the transformation of sm ...

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Author(s): Sharma G; Kaur B; Singh V; Raheja Y; Falco MD; Tsang A; Chadha BS;

Lignocellulolytic enzymes from a novel Myceliophthora verrucosa (5DR) strain was found to potentiate the efficacy of benchmark cellulase during saccharification of acid/alkali treated bagasse by ~ 2.24 fold, indicating it to be an important source of auxili ...

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Author(s): Zhao H; Karppi J; Mototsune O; Poshina D; Svartström J; Nguyen TTM; Vo TM; Tsang A; Master E; Tenkanen M; ...

Background: Oxidative enzymes targeting lignocellulosic substrates are presently classified into various auxiliary activity (AA) families within the carbohydrate-active enzyme (CAZy) database. Amon ...

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Author(s): Raheja Y; Singh V; Sharma G; Tsang A; Chadha BS;

The present study reports a highly thermostable ß-glucosidase (GH3) from Rasamsonia emersonii that was heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. Extracellular ß-glucosidase was purified to homogeneity using single step affinity chromatography with molecu ...

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Author(s): Nguyen TTM; Badhan AK; Reid ID; Ribeiro G; Gruninger R; Tsang A; Guan LL; McAllister T;

Ruminants play a key role in the conversion of cellulolytic plant material into high-quality meat and milk protein for humans. The rumen microbiome is the driver of this conversion, yet there is little information on how gene expression within the microbiom ...

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Author(s): Sharan AA; Bellemare A; DiFalco M; Tsang A; Vuong TV; Edwards EA; Master ER;

Laccase-like multicopper oxidases are recognized for their potential to alter the reactivity of lignins for application in value-added products. Typically, model compounds are employed to discover such enzymes; however, they do not represent the complexity ...

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Author(s): Arentshorst M; Falco MD; Moisan MC; Reid ID; Spaapen TOM; van Dam J; Demirci E; Powlowski J; Punt PJ; Tsang A; Ram AFJ; ...

Tannic acid, a hydrolysable gallotannin present in plant tissues, consists of a central glucose molecule esterified with gallic acid molecules. Some microorganisms, including several Aspergillus sp ...

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Author(s): Arentshorst M; Reijngoud J; van Tol DJC; Reid ID; Arendsen Y; Pel HJ; van Peij NNME; Visser J; Punt PJ; Tsang A; Ram AFJ; ...

The feruloyl esterase B gene (faeB) is specifically induced by hydroxycinnamic acids (e.g. ferulic acid, caffeic acid and coumaric acid) but the transcriptional regulation network involved in faeB ...

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