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  • Renewable Energy

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  • Ionic liquids (ILs) are effective for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, facilitating enzymatic saccharification for biofuels.
  • Combining pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis requires enzymes stable and active in IL-aqueous solutions.
  • Talaromyces emersonii Cel7A and Trichoderma reesei Cel7A are key cellulases for biomass conversion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evolve Talaromyces emersonii Cel7A enzyme variants with enhanced activity and stability in aqueous-IL solutions.
  • To investigate the impact of post-translational modification (N-terminal pyroglutamate formation) on enzyme stability.
  • To assess the feasibility of combining IL pretreatment with enzymatic hydrolysis using engineered enzymes.

Main Methods:

  • Directed evolution of Talaromyces emersonii Cel7A to create variants.
  • Enzyme stability and activity assays in various aqueous-IL concentrations.
  • Post-translational modification using glutaminyl cyclase.
  • Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine melting temperatures.

Main Results:

  • Engineered T. emersonii Cel7A variants demonstrated improved stability and activity in IL-aqueous mixtures compared to wild-type enzymes.
  • Enzyme stability in buffer correlated with stability in aqueous-IL solutions.
  • N-terminal pyroglutamate modification significantly enhanced enzyme stability.
  • Variant 1M10 showed a 1.9-3.9°C increase in melting temperature, with or without glutaminyl cyclase treatment.

Conclusions:

  • Engineered cellulase variants exhibit enhanced performance in ionic liquid environments, crucial for integrated biomass processing.
  • Post-translational modification is a viable strategy to improve enzyme stability for industrial applications.
  • These findings contribute to the development of more efficient and cost-effective biofuel production processes.