Session 3: Enzyme Science and Technology I – Modelling and Structure/Function
Monday, April 25, 2016: 1:00 PM-4:25 PM
Key Ballroom 3-4, 2nd fl (Hilton Baltimore)
Conveners:
John McGeehan - University of Portsmouth and Dr. Michael J Selig - Houghton College
1:00 PM
3-1
Understanding the role of O- and N-glycosylation on the structure and activity of Trichoderma reesei Cel7A
Antonella Amore1, Larry E. Taylor1, Jeffrey Linger1, Michael E. Himmel2, Stephen R. Decker1 and Gregg Beckham1, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Biosciences Center, Golden, CO, USA
1:25 PM
3-2
Dynamic visualization of an enzyme hydrolyzing cellulose
Hugh O'Neill, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Loukas Petridis, Dr. Barbara Evans, William Heller, Xiaolin Cheng, Jeremy Smith, Urban Volker, Prof. Brian H. Davison and Paul Langan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
1:50 PM
3-3
Understanding the origin of changes in activity of a cellulase from Thermotoga maritima in binary imidazolium acetate/water mixtures.
Dr. Matthew Mills, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, USA, Randy Drevland, Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, USA, Blake A. Simmons, Joint BioEnergy Institute / Sandia National Laboratories, Emeryville, CA, USA and Kenneth L Sale, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, USA
2:15 PM
Break
2:45 PM
3-4
Adsorption characteristics of enzymes on lignocellulosic material by liquid chromatography
Ms. Leyu Zhang1, Eduardo Ximenes2 and Michael R. Ladisch1, (1)Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA, (2)Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
3:35 PM
3-6
Novel lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) degrading hemicellulose in plant cell wall
Dr. Anikó Várnai1, Dr. Dejan Petrovic2, Laura Nekiunaite3, Yuka Kojima4, Dr. Bjørge Westereng2, Dr. Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad2, Prof. Makoto Yoshida4 and Prof. Vincent G.H. Eijsink2, (1)Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway, (2)Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway, (3)Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, (4)Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
4:00 PM
3-7
Glucuronoyl esterases – production, characterization and their role in hydrolysis of lignin-carbohydrate ester bonds
Hampus Sunner, Jenny Arnling Bååth, Silvia Huttner, Johan Larsbrink, Sylvia Klaubauf and Lisbeth Olsson, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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