Session 15: Enzyme Science and Technology III: Discovery, Engineering, and Production
Thursday, April 30, 2015: 8:00 AM-11:25 AM
Vicino Ballroom, Ballroom Level
Conveners:
Hiroyuki Inoue - National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Higashi-Hiroshima, and Prof. Tina Jeoh - University of California, Davis, Davis, CA



8:00 AM
Novel molecular strategies for xylan degradation learned from Xanthomonas phytopathogens
Camila Ramos Santos1, Zaira Bruna Hoffman2, Leticia Maria Zanphorlin3, Leandro Henrique de Paula Assis1, Rodrigo Vargas Honorato1, Paulo Sergio Lopez Oliveira1, Roberto Ruller2 and Mario Tyago Murakami1, (1)LNBio, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, (2)CTBE, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, (3)CTBE, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Brazil
8:25 AM
Lignocellulose degradation by microbial consortia from phytophagous insect guts: microbial diversity and enzymatic activities
Mrs. Claire Dumas1, Guillermina Hernandez-Raquet1, Mrs. Amandine Gales2, Mrs. Maider Abadie1, Ms. Adèle Lazuka1, Mrs. Lucas Auer1, Jean-Jacques Godon2 and Michael O'Donohue3, (1)INRA, UMR792, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, F-31400 Toulouse, France, Toulouse, (2)INRA UR050, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement, Narbonne, (3)INRA, LISBP, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France, Toulouse, France
8:50 AM
Discovery and engineering of bacterial lignin degrading enzymes
Dr. Rahul Singh1, Mr. James W. Round1, Dr. Azadeh Goudarzi2, Prof. Suzana Straus2 and Prof. Lindsay D. Eltis1, (1)Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, (2)Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver
9:15 AM
Break
9:45 AM
Development of a versatile multicomponent glycoside hydrolase mixture from thermophilic bacteria for high temperature biomass saccharification
Steven Singer1, Blake Simmons2, John M. Gladden3, Jennifer Hiras1, Evelyn Denzel4, Firehiwot Tachea5, Dr. Todd Pray6, Jeff Kimbrel4, Saori Campen4 and Jon Magnuson7, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute / Sandia National Laboratories, Emeryville, CA, (3)Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA, (4)Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (5)Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit, Emeryville, CA, (6)Advanced Biofuels (and Bioproducts) Process Demonstration Unit (AB-PDU), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, (7)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
10:10 AM
Enhanced xyloglucan-specific endo-β-1,4-glucanase efficiency in an engineered CBM44-XegA chimera
Richard John Ward1, Gilvan Furtado2, Camila Ramos Santos3, Rosa Lorizolla Cordeiro4, Lucas Ferreira Ribeiro2, Luiz Alberto Beraldo de Moraes5, André R. L. Damásio6, Dr. Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes Polizeli7, Marcos Roberto Lourenzoni8 and Mario Tyago Murakami3, (1)Chemistry, FFCLRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil, Brazil, (2)FMRP-USP, (3)LNBio, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, (4)Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, (5)FFCLRP-USP, (6)The Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil, (7)Biology, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, (8)Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz-CE
10:35 AM
Optimisation of a dedicated cellulolytic enzymatic cocktail using on site available raw materials
Dr. Fadhel Ben Chaabane1, Dr. Etienne Jourdier1, Dr. Antoine Margeot2 and Dr. Frederic Monot1, (1)IFP Energies nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, France, (2)IFP Energies nouvelles, Rueil Malmaison
11:00 AM
Improved beta-glucosidase enzymes for increased biomass saccharification
Lan Sun, Shannon Gladen and Dr. Ed Cambareri, Research and Development, Edeniq, Inc., Visalia, CA
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