For direct and efficient ethanol production from cellulosic materials, we screened optimal cellulases from symbiotic protists of termites through heterologous expression with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 11 cellulases, belonging to glycoside hydrolase families 5, 7, and 45 endoglucanases (EGs), were confirmed to produce with S. cerevisiae for the first time. A recombinant yeast expressing SM2042B24 EG I was more efficient at degrading carboxylmethyl cellulose than was Trichoderma reesei EG I, a major EG with high cellulolytic activity.
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Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City 402202, Taiwan.
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Faculty of Science, Dookie Campus, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3647, Australia.
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Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil.
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