Abstract
In this study, the xylanase gene from Cellulomonas flavigena KCTC 9104 was cloned into pPICZαB and expressed in Pichia pastoris X-33. An extracellular endo-1,4-β-xylanase was produced by novel engineered P. pastoris (rXynCf) and purified by Ni-NTA affinity column. Characterization of rXynCf was performed and results are as follows: 38 kDa molecular weight, 55 °C optimum temperature and optimum pH of 6. Under the conditions, the Km and Vmax of rXynCf were 3.6 ± 0.08 mg/mL and 4505 ± 52 μmol/min mg, respectively. rXynCf was applied in enzymatic hydrolysis process for sugars production from lignocellulosic biomass. Empty fruit bunch (EFB) was selected as a feedstock, and the total sugars conversion was found to be 3.8%, meanwhile the conversion by alkaline pretreatment improved approximately 16-fold (61.1%). In addition, rXynCf shows similar xylose conversion to commercial xylanase. Therefore, due to its properties, rXynCf has considerable potential in biorefinery applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 130-135 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Process Biochemistry |
Volume | 65 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Feb |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- Biorefinery
- Cellulomonas flavigena
- Enzymatic hydrolysis
- Pichia pastoris
- Xylanase
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Biochemistry
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology