Tuesday, April 20, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Salon A-E (Hilton Clearwater Beach)
Session 3: Biomass Enzymes Characterization and Catalysis
Chair:Michael Himmel
Co-chair:Edward A. Bayer
8:00 AMAdsorption of Trichoderma reesei cellulases on lignin-rich residues
Jenni Rahikainen, Kaisa Marjamaa II, Saara Mikander, Sami Alakurtti, Tarja Tamminen, Liisa Viikari, Kristiina Kruus
8:30 AMConstructing a mechanistic model for Cel7A processive action on cellulose from molecular simulation
Gregg T. Beckham, Yannick J. Bomble, James F. Matthews, Lintao Bu, John W. Brady, Mark R. Nimlos, William S. Adney, Michael E. Himmel, Michael F. Crowley
9:00 AMFunctional annotation of Fibrobacter succinogenes carbohydrate active enzymes
Phil Brumm, David Mead, Julie Boyum, Colleen Drinkwater, Krishne Gowda, David Stevenson, Paul Weimer
9:30 AMCoffee Break Sponsored by Gevo
10:00 AMThe first crystal structure of a glycoside hydrolase family 3 β-xylosidase, Bxl1 from Hypocrea jecorina, at 1.8Å resolution
Nils Egil Mikkelsen, Saeid Karkehabadi, Henrik Hansson, Kathleen Piens, Jerry Ståhlberg, Edmund Larenas, Brad Kelemen, Colin Mitchinson, Mats Sandgren
10:30 AMStructural insights into cellulosome assembly and function: A role in optimizing designer cellulosomes
Steven P. Smith, Mark A Currie, Zongchao Jia, Jarrett J Adams
11:00 AMRecent progress in development of cost-effective enzymes for degradation of lignocellulosic biomass
Paul V. Harris

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