Thursday, May 5, 2011: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Grand Ballroom A, 2nd fl (Sheraton Seattle)
Chair:
Sharon Shoemaker
Co-chair:
Svein J. Horn
8:00 AM
Development of a minimal bacterial cellulase set from Acidothermus cellulyticus
Phil Brumm, Dan Xie and David Mead, C5-6 Technologies and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Middleton, WI
Phil Brumm, Dan Xie and David Mead, C5-6 Technologies and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Middleton, WI
8:30 AM
Enzymatic, biophysical and compositional analysis of Clostridium thermocellum cellulosomes
Michael G. Resch1, John O. Baker1, Xu Qi1, Steve R. Decker1, William S. Adney1, Edward A. Bayer2 and Michael E. Himmel1, (1)Chemical and Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Michael G. Resch1, John O. Baker1, Xu Qi1, Steve R. Decker1, William S. Adney1, Edward A. Bayer2 and Michael E. Himmel1, (1)Chemical and Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
9:00 AM
Cellulose amorphogenesis: Can it enhance the effectiveness of cellulases?
Valdeir Arantes and Jack Saddler, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Valdeir Arantes and Jack Saddler, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
10:00 AM
The implications of depressed water activity during high solids saccharification of lignocelluloses
Michael J. Selig1, Geoffry Turner2, Cody Law2, Michael Himmel2, Henning Jørgensen1, Claus Felby1 and Stephen R. Decker2, (1)Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Michael J. Selig1, Geoffry Turner2, Cody Law2, Michael Himmel2, Henning Jørgensen1, Claus Felby1 and Stephen R. Decker2, (1)Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
10:30 AM
Hydrolytic activity of Clostridium thermocellum cellulosomal enzymes on cellulose and lignocellulosic substrates in non-complexed, engineered and natural complex states
Chad D. Paavola1, Shishir P. S. Chundawat2, Babu Raman3, Miguel Rodriguez Jr.3, Suzanne L. Chan4, Jonathan R. Mielenz3 and Bruce E. Dale2, (1)Bioengineering Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, (2)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (3)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (4)SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA
Chad D. Paavola1, Shishir P. S. Chundawat2, Babu Raman3, Miguel Rodriguez Jr.3, Suzanne L. Chan4, Jonathan R. Mielenz3 and Bruce E. Dale2, (1)Bioengineering Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, (2)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (3)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (4)SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA
11:00 AM
Simple and rapid screening method coupling in vitro expression and hydrolytic activity of cellulases and related enzymes
Tae-Wan Kim1, Harvey W. Blanch2 and Douglas S. Clark2, (1)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Tae-Wan Kim1, Harvey W. Blanch2 and Douglas S. Clark2, (1)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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