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SCIENCE
卷 338, 期 6110, 页码 1055-1060出版社
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1227491
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- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-AC36-08-GO28308]
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- BioEnergy Science Center
- DOE Bioenergy Research Center
- Genomic Science Program [ER65258]
- Office of Biological and Environmental Research in the DOE Office of Science
Greater understanding of the mechanisms contributing to chemical and enzymatic solubilization of plant cell walls is critical for enabling cost-effective industrial conversion of cellulosic biomass to biofuels. Here, we report the use of correlative imaging in real time to assess the impact of pretreatment, as well as the resulting nanometer-scale changes in cell wall structure, upon subsequent digestion by two commercially relevant cellulase systems. We demonstrate that the small, noncomplexed fungal cellulases deconstruct cell walls using mechanisms that differ considerably from those of the larger, multienzyme complexes (cellulosomes). Furthermore, high-resolution measurement of the microfibrillar architecture of cell walls suggests that digestion is primarily facilitated by enabling enzyme access to the hydrophobic cellulose face. The data support the conclusion that ideal pretreatments should maximize lignin removal and minimize polysaccharide modification, thereby retaining the essentially native microfibrillar structure.
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