Adsorption of Trichoderma reesei cellulases on lignin-rich residues
Jenni Rahikainen¹, Kaisa Marjamaa II¹, Saara Mikander¹, Sami Alakurtti¹, Tarja Tamminen¹, Liisa Viikari² and Kristiina Kruus¹, (1)VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland, (2)Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Constructing a mechanistic model for Cel7A processive action on cellulose from molecular simulation
Gregg T. Beckham¹, Yannick J. Bomble², James F. Matthews², Lintao Bu¹, John W. Brady³, Mark R. Nimlos¹, William S. Adney², Michael E. Himmel² and Michael F. Crowley², (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Functional annotation of Fibrobacter succinogenes carbohydrate active enzymes
Phil Brumm¹, David Mead², Julie Boyum², Colleen Drinkwater², Krishne Gowda², David Stevenson³ and Paul Weimer³, (1)C5-6 Technologies and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Middleton, WI, (2)Lucigen and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Middleton, WI, (3)USDA-ARS, Madison, WI

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The first crystal structure of a glycoside hydrolase family 3 β-xylosidase, Bxl1 from Hypocrea jecorina, at 1.8Å resolution
Nils Egil Mikkelsen¹, Saeid Karkehabadi¹, Henrik Hansson¹, Kathleen Piens¹, Jerry Ståhlberg¹, Edmund Larenas², Brad Kelemen², Colin Mitchinson² and Mats Sandgren¹, (1)Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, (2)Genencor a Division of Danisco, Palo Alto, CA

Structural insights into cellulosome assembly and function: A role in optimizing designer cellulosomes
Steven P. Smith, Mark A Currie, Zongchao Jia and Jarrett J Adams, Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

Recent progress in development of cost-effective enzymes for degradation of lignocellulosic biomass
Paul V. Harris, Artificial Evolution, Novozymes, Inc., Davis, CA