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Author(s): Raheja Y; Singh V; Gaur VK; Sharma G; Tsang A; Chadha BS;
GH7 cellobiohydrolases (CBH1s) are essential for depolymerizing crystalline cellulose, yet the hypercellulolytic thermophile Rasamsonia emersonii secretes them only in low amounts, leaving a gap in its native enzyme cocktail. To see whether a cognate CBH1 c...
Article GUID: 40622460
Author(s): Raheja Y; Singh V; Gaur VK; Tsang A; Chadha BS;
In this study, two thermostable endoglucanases (Rem_GH5EG and Rem_GH7EG) from Rasamsonia emersonii were heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris and characterized to evaluate their potential for industrial biomass saccharification. Rem_GH5EG demonstrated...
Article GUID: 40418313
Title: | Heterologous Expression of Thermostable Endoglucanases from Rasamsonia emersonii: A Paradigm Shift in Biomass Hydrolysis |
Authors: | Raheja Y, Singh V, Gaur VK, Tsang A, Chadha BS, |
Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40418313/ |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12010-025-05258-5 |
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PMID: | 40418313 |
Dept Affiliation: | GENOMICS
1 Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India. 2 School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea. 3 Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. 4 Center for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada. 5 Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India. chadhabs@yahoo.com. |
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In this study, two thermostable endoglucanases (Rem_GH5EG and Rem_GH7EG) from Rasamsonia emersonii were heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris and characterized to evaluate their potential for industrial biomass saccharification. Rem_GH5EG demonstrated markedly superior catalytic efficiency toward barley ß-glucan (kcat/Km = 6.3 × 10-3/mg mL/min), while Rem_GH7EG exhibited a preference for carboxymethyl cellulose (kcat/Km = 1.17 × 10-3/mg mL/min). Notably, Rem_GH5EG showed optimal activity at 90 °C with a half-life (t1/2) of 2 h, whereas Rem_GH7EG was active at 70 °C with a half-life (t1/2) of 1 h, highlighting its suitability for high-temperature hydrolysis processes. Moreover, pre-conditioning of steam and acid pretreated unwashed rice straw slurry with Rem_GH5EG at 90 °C effectively reduced viscosity-related mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing the hydrolytic efficiency of benchmark cellulase. These findings underscore the industrial relevance of Rem_GH5EG as the more promising candidate for developing efficient enzyme cocktails for biomass saccharification. |