24: Biocatalysis - Biocatalysts for extremophiles

Wednesday, August 4, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Seacliff CD (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)
Chair:
Percival Zhang
8:00 AM
Biohydrogen production near 100°C
Michael W.W. Adams, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
8:30 AM
Extreme thermophiles from Yellowstone National Park for deconstructing lignocellulosic biomass
James G. Elkins, Scott Hamilton-Brehm, David Graham and Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
9:00 AM
Developing a portfolio of enzyme products from extreme environments
Joel Kreps, Cell and Molecular Biology, Verenium Corp., San Diego, CA
9:30 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Mining genomic data for extremophilic enzymes
Melanie R. Mormile, Department of Biological Sciences, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
10:30 AM
Glycoside hydrolase families of Acidothermus cellulolyticus and their potential for bioenergy applications
William S. Adney1, Eric P. Knoshaug2, Jeffrey G. Linger2, Vladimir V. Lunin3, Markus Alahuhta3 and M.E. Himmel1, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
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