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  • Cellulose structural properties influence cellulase-cellulose interactions.
  • Understanding heterogeneous reaction mechanisms is crucial for efficient biomass conversion.

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  • To investigate the impact of cellulolytic activity on bacterial cellulose fibril structure.
  • To elucidate the mechanisms of cellulose hydrolysis at the fibril level.

Main Methods:

  • Coupled biochemical hydrolysis assays with atomic force microscopy (AFM).
  • Used purified Trichoderma reesei Cel7A (TrCel7A) cellobiohydrolase.
  • Immobilized hydrolyzed bacterial cellulose (BC) fibrils for AFM imaging.

Main Results:

  • Observed extensive fibrillation of BC fibrils into ~3 nm microfibrils during hydrolysis.
  • Identified thinned, un-fibrillated recalcitrant fibrils remaining at >80% hydrolysis.
  • Noted segmentation along the length of the remaining fibrils.

Conclusions:

  • Cellulase action leads to significant structural changes in cellulose fibrils.
  • Recalcitrant cellulose fractions exhibit unique structural characteristics after hydrolysis.
  • AFM provides insights into the heterogeneous nature of cellulose hydrolysis.