16: Enzyme Science and Technology lll: Advances in the Molecular Level Understanding of Enzyme Mechanisms

Thursday, May 5, 2011: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Grand Ballroom A, 2nd fl (Sheraton Seattle)
Chair:
Gregg Beckham
Co-chair:
Tina Jeoh
1:00 PM
Adsorption of Trichoderma reesei cellulases on lignin-rich residues
Kristiina Kruus1, Jenni Rahikainen1, Kaisa Marjamaa1, Tarja Tamminen1, Sami Ala-Kurtti1 and Liisa Viikari2, (1)VTT, Espoo, Finland, (2)Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
1:30 PM
Multiscale modeling of biomass and its degradation
Gnana Gnanakaran, Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
2:00 PM
Direct visualization of the enzymatic digestion of a single fiber of native cellulose in an aqueous environment by atomic force microscopy
Amanda Quirk1, Jacek Lipkowski1, Chris Vandenende2, Darrell Cockburn2, Anthony J. Clarke2, John R. Dutcher3 and Sharon G. Roscoe4, (1)Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, (2)Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, (3)Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, (4)Chemistry, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada
2:30 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Molecular-level mechanisms of enzymatic deconstruction of cellulose
Michael F. Crowley1, Gregg T. Beckham2, Lintao Bu2, Yannick J. Bomble1, James F. Matthews1, Mark R. Nimlos2, Courtney B. Taylor3, Clare McCabe3, Michael Himmel1 and William S. Adney1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
3:30 PM
A missing link in the enzymatic conversion of recalcitrant polysaccharides
Svein J. Horn, Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, Bjorge Westereng, Zarah Forsberg, Morten Sorlie and Vincent G.H. Eijsink, Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
4:00 PM
Evolution of cellulosic substrate during enzymatic hydrolysis: impact of substrate morphology and reactivity
Marie Chauve1, Casanave Dominique1, Nicolas Lopes Ferreira2, Denilson Da silva Perez3, Tapin-Lingua Sandra1 and Serge Perez4, (1)Process division, IFP Energies nouvelles, Solaize, France, (2)Biotechnology, IFP Energies nouvelles, Rueil Malmaison, France, (3)New Materials Division, FCBA,, Grenoble, France, (4)ESRF, Grenoble, France
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