THE CELLULOSOME - A TREASURE-TROVE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ed Bayer; E MORAG; R LAMED

doi:10.1016/0167-7799(94)90039-6

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THE CELLULOSOME - A TREASURE-TROVE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

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THE CELLULOSOME - A TREASURE-TROVE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ed Bayer, E MORAG and R LAMED

Trends in Biotechnology, Vol.12(9), pp.379-386

Sep/1994

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-7799(94)90039-6

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Abstract

The cellulases of many cellulolytic bacteria are organized into discrete multienzyme complexes, called cellulosomes. The multiple subunits of cellulosomes are composed of numerous functional domains, which interact with each other and with the cellulosic substrate. One of these subunits comprises a distinctive new class of noncatalytic scaffolding polypeptide, which selectively integrates the various cellulase and xylanase subunits into the cohesive complex. Intelligent application of cellulosome hybrids and chimeric constructs of cellulosomal domains should enable better use of cellulosic biomass and may offer a wide range of novel applications in research, medicine and industry.

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Title: THE CELLULOSOME - A TREASURE-TROVE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
Creators: Ed Bayer (null) - 972WIS_INST___112
E MORAG (null)
R LAMED (null)
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Trends in Biotechnology, Vol.12(9), pp.379-386; Sep/1994
Number of pages: 8
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-7799(94)90039-6
Record Identifier: 993263872503596

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