The GH67 α-glucuronidase of Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus B-6 removes hexenuronic acid groups and facilitates biodegradation of the model xylooligosaccharide hexenuronosyl xylotriose.

4-O-Methylglucuronic acid (MeGlcA) side groups attached to the xylan backbone through α-1,2 linkages are converted to hexenuronic acid (HexA) during alkaline pulping. α-Glucuronidase (EC 3.2.

The C-terminal region of xylanase domain in Xyn11A from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus B-6 plays an important role in structural stability.

Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus B-6 produces an extracellular multienzyme complex containing a major xylanase subunit, designated Xyn11A, which includes two functional domains belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family-11 (GH11) and carbohydrate binding module family-36 (CBM36) and possesses a glycine and asparagine-rich linker (linker). To clarify the roles of each functional domain, recombinant proteins XynXL and XynX (CBM36 deleted and CBM36 and linker deleted, respectively) were constructed. Their xylanase activities were similar toward soluble xylan, whereas XynXL showed decreased hydrolysis activity toward insoluble xylan while XynX had no xylanase activity.

Direct glucose production from lignocellulose using Clostridium thermocellum cultures supplemented with a thermostable β-glucosidase.

Background: Cellulases continue to be one of the major costs associated with the lignocellulose hydrolysis process. Clostridium thermocellum is an anaerobic, thermophilic, cellulolytic bacterium that produces cellulosomes capable of efficiently degrading plant cell walls. The end-product cellobiose, however, inhibits degradation.