Thermostable MpXyn10A Enzyme Promising in Biomass Degradation
August 6, 2014http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/7/1/115/abstract
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Thermophilic fungi were discovered to be promising sources of thermostable xylanases for industrial biofuel production. The present work, conducted by the team of Maria de Lourdes TM Polizeli from Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto in Brazil, reports on a thermostable xylanase (GH10) from the fungi Malbranchea pulchella and its potential application in biofuel production.
The MpXyn10A enzyme from Malbranchea pulchella was overexpressed in another fungi Aspergillus nidulans and was active against birchwood xylan, with optimum activity at pH 5.8 and 80°C. MpXyn10A also preserved 85% of its activity after 24 hours at 65°C. MpXyn10A showed promising results in biomass degradation.
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