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Author Spotlight: Integrating Biochemical Functions of β-Glucanases and Peroxidase Enzymes in Wheat-RWA Interaction
Published on: July 26, 2024
[Research progresses in microbial 1,3-1,4-β-glucanase: protein engineering and industrial applications]
Chengtuo Niu1,2, Xinyue Li2, Xin Xu1,2
1Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China.
Abstract:
1,3-1,4-β-glucanase (E.C.3.2.1.73) is an important industrial enzyme which cleave β-glucans into oligosaccharides through strictly cutting the β-1,4 glycosidic bonds in 3-O-substituted glucopyranose units. Microbial 1,3-1,4-β-glucanase belongs to retaining glycosyl hydrolases of family 16 with a jellyroll β-sandwich fold structure. The present paper reviews the industrial application and protein engineering of microbial β-glucanases in the last decades and forecasts the research prospects of microbial β-glucanases.
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