Structural and functional studies of enzymes that participate in complex carbohydrates synthesis and degradation

• Grant number: 15/13684-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Duration: March 01, 2017 - February 28, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biophysics - Molecular Biophysics
• Principal Investigator: Igor Polikarpov
• Grantee: Igor Polikarpov
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Francisco Eduardo Gontijo Guimaraes
• Associated researchers: Alessandro Silva Nascimento ; Camila Alves de Rezende ; Eduardo Ribeiro de Azevedo ; Marcos Silveira Buckeridge ; Munir Salomao Skaf
• Associated grant(s): 18/22300-0 - Synergistic activities to boost enzymatic lignocellulose oxidation using light and LPMOs, AP.R SPRINT
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/13009-2 - STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF ENZYMES PARTICPATE IN COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES SYNTHESIS AND DEGRADATION, BP.PD; 20/15588-7 - Structural and functional studies of enzymes participate in complex carbohydrates synthesis and degradation, BP.TT; 19/19360-3 - Plant cell wall-inspired nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical applications, BP.DR; + associated scholarships 19/21116-3 - Structural and functional studies of enzymes participate in complex carbohydrates synthesis and degradation, BP.TT; 18/24705-7 - Structural and functional studies of enzymes participation in complex carbohydrates synthesis and degradation, BP.PD; 19/10942-0 - Heterologous expression and characterization of xilanases that belong to GH10 and GH11 families and evaluation of its application in xilan cleavage leading to xylooligossacharides production from lignocelulosic biomass, BP.IC; 18/00082-0 - Structural and biochemical studies of enzymes involved in the degradation of glucuronoarabinoxylan (GAX), BP.IC; 18/02028-3 - Structural and functional studies of enzymes participate in complex carbohydrates synthesis and degradation, BP.TT; 17/20706-6 - Structural and functional studies of enzymes that participate in complex carbohydrates synthesis and degradation, BP.TT - associated scholarships

Abstract

Carbohydrates, such as mono- and oligosaccharides, polysaccharides and glycoconjugates, play extremely important roles in all forms of life, participating in host-pathogen interactions, signal transduction, inflammation, intracellular trafficking and differentiation. In addition, carbohydrates make up about three quarters of renewable plant biomass (~ 135 billion tons/year) whose cell walls and reserve carbohydrates represent a sustainable source of energy and renewable materials. However, the diversity of carbohydrates and the complexity of the plant cell walls turn their enzymatic hydrolysis into simple sugars for biofuel production and "green" chemicals into a difficult task. Our current understanding of synthesis and enzymatic degradation of complex carbohydrates in the cell wall context are at least incomplete. Less than 3.8% of enzymes and auxiliary proteins involved in synthesis and degradation of carbohydrates are currently characterized biochemically and less than 0.42% of them are characterized structurally (Lombard et al., Nucl. Acids Res. (2014) 42: D490 - D495). Therefore, in this project we propose to conduct a systematic structural and functional study of the enzymes with potential in depolymerization and, also synthesis of polysaccharides, aiming to understand their specific mechanisms of action in the context of cell wall and also against isolated carbohydrates. The results of this study will shed light on the fundamental questions about enzymatic degradation of biopolymers and may be important for biotechnological applications such as enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials and their transformation in platform molecules and biofuels, among others. (AU)

Scientific publications

(61)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

EVANGELISTA, DANILO ELTON; DE ARAUJO, EVANDRO A.; OLIVEIRA NETO, MARIO; SEIKI KADOWAKI, MARCO ANTONIO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Biochemical characterization and low-resolution SAXS structure of an exopolygalacturonase from Bacillus licheniformis. NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 40, n. B, p. 268-274, JAN 25 2017. (11/20505-4, 15/13684-0)

BERTO, GABRIELA LEILA; VELASCO, JOSMAN; CABOS RIBEIRO, CAIO TASSO; ZANPHORLIN, LETICIA MARIA; DOMINGUES, MARIANE NORONHA; MURAKAMI, MARIO TYAGO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR; DE OLIVEIRA, LEANDRO CRISTANTE; FERRAZ, ANDRE; SEGATO, FERNANDO. Functional characterization and comparative analysis of two heterologous endoglucanases from diverging subfamilies of glycosyl hydrolase family 45. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, v. 120, p. 23-35, JAN 2019. (14/06923-6, 14/18714-2, 15/13684-0, 15/26982-0)

KANE, AISSATA OUSMANE; CORTEZ, ANELYSE ABREU; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA OLIVEIRA ARNOLDI; NGOM, BALLA DIOP; FILGUEIRAS, JEFFERSON G.; DE AZEVEDO, EDUARDO R.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Combined liquid hot water and sulfonation pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse to maximize fermentable sugars production. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 201, p. 13-pg., 2023-05-23. (15/13684-0, 21/08780-1)

PELLEGRINI, VANESSA DE OLIVEIRA ARNOLDI; RATTI, REGIANE PRISCILA; FILGUEIRAS, JEFFERSON GONCALVES; FALVO, MAURICIO; CORAL, MARISA APARECIDA LIMA; GUIMARAES, FRANCISCO EDUARDO GONTIJO; DEAZEVEDO, EDUARDO RIBEIRO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Differences in chemical composition and physical properties caused by industrial storage on sugarcane bagasse result in its efficient enzymatic hydrolysis. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS, v. 6, n. 2, NOV 2021. (15/13684-0)

DE AZEVEDO, ERIKA CHANG; NASCIMENTO, ALESSANDRO S.. The beta-lactam ticarcillin is a Staphylococcus aureus UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase binder. Biochimie, v. 197, p. 8-pg., 2022-02-03. (17/18173-0, 15/26722-8, 15/13684-0, 20/03983-9)

SEIKI KADOWAKI, MARCO ANTONIO; RABELO HIGASI, PAULA MIWA; DE GODOY, MARIANA ORTIZ; DE ARAUJO, EVANDRO ARES; GODOY, ANDRE SCHUTZER; PRADE, ROLF ALEXANDER; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Enzymatic versatility and thermostability of a new aryl-alcohol oxidase from Thermothelomyces thermophilus M77. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS, v. 1864, n. 10, OCT 2020. (15/13684-0, 11/20505-4)

VELDMAN, WAYDE; LIBERATO, MARCELO VIZONA; SOUZA, VALQUIRIA P.; ALMEIDA, VITOR M.; MARANA, SANDRO R.; BISHOP, OZLEM TASTAN; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Differences in Gluco and Galacto Substrate-Binding Interactions in a Dual 6P beta-Glucosidase/6P beta-Galactosidase Glycoside Hydrolase 1 Enzyme from Bacillus licheniformis. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING, v. 61, n. 9, p. 4554-4570, SEP 27 2021. (15/13684-0)

VACILOTTO, MILENA MOREIRA; ARNOLDI PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O.; VEIGA SEPULCHRO, ANA GABRIELA; DE MELLO CAPETTI, CAIO C.; CURVELO, ANTONIO APRIGIO S.; MARCONDES, WILIAN FIORELI; ARANTES, VALDEIR; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Paludibacter propionicigenes GH10 xylanase as a tool for enzymatic xylooligosaccharides production from heteroxylans. Carbohydrate Polymers, v. 275, JAN 1 2022. (15/13684-0)

FARRO, ERICK GIANCARLO S.; LEITE, ANA ELISA T.; SILVA, ISABELA A.; FILGUEIRAS, JEFFERSON G.; DE AZEVEDO, EDUARDO R.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR; NASCIMENTO, ALESSANDRO S.. GH43 endo-arabinanase from Bacillus licheniformis: Structure, activity and unexpected synergistic effect on cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 117, p. 7-16, OCT 1 2018. (14/06565-2, 15/13684-0, 14/03768-0)

SARTORI, GERALDO RODRIGUES; NASCIMENTO, ALESSANDRO S.. Comparative Analysis of Electrostatic Models for Ligand Docking. FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES, v. 6, JUL 3 2019. (15/13684-0, 17/18173-0, 15/26722-8)

MELLO, BRUNO L.; ALESSI, ANNA M.; RIANO-PACHON, DIEGO M.; DEAZEVEDO, EDUARDO R.; GUIMARAES, FRANCISCO E. G.; ESPIRITO SANTO, MELISSA C.; MCQUEEN-MASON, SIMON; BRUCE, NEIL C.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Targeted metatranscriptomics of compost-derived consortia reveals a GH11 exerting an unusual exo-1,4-beta-xylanase activity. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS, v. 10, NOV 2 2017. (11/21608-1, 10/52362-5, 15/13684-0)

EVANGELISTA, DANILO ELTON; SEIKI KADOWAKI, MARCO ANTONIO; MELLO, BRUNO LUAN; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Biochemical and biophysical characterization of novel GH10 xylanase prospected from a sugar cane bagasse compost-derived microbial consortia. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 109, p. 560-568, APR 2018. (11/20505-4, 11/21608-1, 10/52362-5, 15/13684-0)

DE ARAUJO, EVANDRO ARES; DE OLIVEIRA NETO, MARIO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Biochemical characterization and low-resolution SAXS structure of two-domain endoglucanase BlCel9 from Bacillus licheniformis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, v. 103, n. 3, p. 1275-1287, FEB 2019. (15/13684-0)

BESSER, KATRIN; MALYON, GRAHAM P.; EBORALL, WILLIAM S.; DA CUNHA, GIOVANNI PARO; FILGUEIRAS, JEFFERSON G.; DOWLE, ADAM; GARCIA, LOURDES CRUZ; PAGE, SAMUEL J.; DUPREE, RAY; KERN, MARCELO; et al. Hemocyanin facilitates lignocellulose digestion by wood-boring marine crustaceans. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, v. 9, DEC 3 2018. (15/13684-0, 17/24465-3)

ARNOLDI PELLEGRINI, VANESSA DE OLIVEIRA; VEIGA SEPULCHRO, ANA GABRIELA; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Enzymes for lignocellulosic biomass polysaccharide valorization and production of nanomaterials. CURRENT OPINION IN GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY, v. 26, DEC 2020. (15/13684-0)

KADOWAKI, MARCO A. S.; BRIGANTI, LORENZO; EVANGELISTA, DANILO E.; ECHEVARRIA-POZA, ALBERTO; TRYFONA, THEODORA; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; NAKAYAMA, DARLAN G.; DUPREE, PAUL; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Unlocking the structural features for the xylobiohydrolase activity of an unusual GH11 member identified in a compost-derived consortium. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, v. 118, n. 10, JUL 2021. (15/13684-0)

KANE, AISSATA OUSMANE; PELLERGINI, VANESSA O. ARNOLDI; ESPIRITO SANTO, MELISSA C.; NGOM, BALLA DIOP; GARCIA, JOSE M.; ACEVEDO, ALBERTO; ERAZZU, LUIS E.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. valuating the Potential of Culms from Sugarcane and Energy Cane Varieties Grown in Argentina for Second-Generation Ethanol Productio. WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, v. 13, n. 1, SI, JUL 2021. (15/13684-0)

DO ESPIRITO SANTO, MELISSA CRISTINA; CARDOSO, ELIANO BRITO; GONTIJO GUIMARAES, FRANCISCO EDUARDO; DEAZEVEDO, EDUARDO RIBEIRO; DA CUNHA, GIOVANNI PARO; NOVOTNY, ETELVINO HENRIQUE; ARNOLDI PELLEGRINI, VANESSA DE OLIVEIRA; CHANDEL, ANUJ KUMAR; LUCIANO SILVEIRA, MARCOS HENRIQUE; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Multifaceted characterization of sugarcane bagasse under different steam explosion severity conditions leading to distinct enzymatic hydrolysis yields. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 139, NOV 1 2019. (15/13684-0)

HANS, MEENU; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; FILGUEIRAS, JEFFERSON G.; DE AZEVEDO, EDUARDO R.; GUIMARAES, FRANCISCO E. C.; CHANDEL, ANUJ KUMAR; POLIKARPOV, IGOR; CHADHA, BHUPINDER SINGH; KUMAR, SACHIN. Optimization of Dilute Acid Pretreatment for Enhanced Release of Fermentable Sugars from Sugarcane Bagasse and Validation by Biophysical Characterization. BioEnergy Research, v. N/A, p. 19-pg., 2022-05-19. (15/13684-0)

VIEIRA, PLINIO S.; BONFIM, ISABELA M.; ARAUJO, EVANDRO A.; MELO, RICARDO R.; LIMA, AUGUSTO R.; FESSEL, MELISSA R.; PAIXAO, DOUGLAS A. A.; PERSINOTI, GABRIELA F.; ROCCO, SILVANA A.; LIMA, TATIANI B.; et al. Xyloglucan processing machinery in Xanthomonas pathogens and its role in the transcriptional activation of virulence factors. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, v. 12, n. 1, JUN 30 2021. (17/14253-9, 15/26982-0, 16/06509-0, 15/13684-0, 18/03724-3, 19/13936-0, 17/00203-0, 16/19995-0)

DE AZEVEDO, ERIKA CHANG; NASCIMENTO, ALESSANDRO S.. Energy landscape of the domain movement in Staphylococcus aureus UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase. Journal of Structural Biology, v. 207, n. 2, p. 158-168, AUG 1 2019. (15/13684-0, 17/18173-0, 15/26722-8)

VELDMAN, WAYDE; LIBERATO, MARCELO VIZONA; ALMEIDA, VITOR M.; SOUZA, VALQUIRIA P.; FRUTUOSO, MAIRA A.; MARANA, SANDRO R.; MOSES, VUYANI; BISHOP, OZLEM TASTAN; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. X-ray Structure, Bioinformatics Analysis, and Substrate Specificity of a 6-Phospho-beta-glucosidase Glycoside Hydrolase 1 Enzyme from Bacillus licheniformis. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING, v. 60, n. 12, p. 6392-6407, DEC 28 2020. (15/13684-0)

BARRA, ANGELICA LUANA C.; ULLAH, NAJEEB; MORAO, LUANA G.; WRENGER, CARSTEN; BETZEL, CHRISTIAN; NASCIMENTO, ALESSANDRO S.. Structural Dynamics and Perspectives of Vitamin B6 Biosynthesis Enzymes in Plasmodium: Advances and Open Questions. FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY, v. 11, JUL 13 2021. (18/21213-6, 19/20219-3, 20/03983-9, 15/13684-0, 19/26428-3, 15/26722-8, 17/03966-4)

SEIKI KADOWAKI, MARCO ANTONIO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Structural insights into the hydrolysis pattern and molecular dynamics simulations of GH45 subfamily a endoglucanase from Neurospora crassa OR74A. Biochimie, v. 165, p. 275-284, OCT 2019. (15/13684-0, 18/11730-3)

HANS, MEENU; KUMAR, SACHIN; CHANDEL, ANUJ KUMAR; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. A review on bioprocessing of paddy straw to ethanol using simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. Process Biochemistry, v. 85, p. 125-134, OCT 2019. (15/13684-0)

ESPIRITO SANTO, MELISSA C.; KANE, AISSATA OUSMANE; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; THEMA, FORCE TEFO; GARCIA, JOSE M.; ACEVEDO, ALBERTO; ERAZZU, LUIS E.; GUIMARAES, FRANCISCO E. G.; DEAZEVEDO, EDUARDO R.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Leaves from four different sugarcane varieties as potential renewable feedstocks for second-generation ethanol production: Pretreatments, chemical composition, physical structure, and enzymatic hydrolysis yields. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 45, p. 13-pg., 2022-10-01. (15/13684-0)

SEPULCHRO, V, ANA GABRIELA; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; DIAS, LUCAS D.; KADOWAKI, MARCO A. S.; CANNELLA, DAVID; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Combining pieces: a thorough analysis of light activation boosting power and co-substrate preferences for the catalytic efficiency of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase MtLPMO9A. BIOFUEL RESEARCH JOURNAL-BRJ, v. 8, n. 3, p. 1454-1464, SUM 2021. (18/22300-0, 15/13684-0, 19/13569-8)

ARAUJO, EVANDRO A.; DIAS, ARTUR HERMANO SAMPAIO; KADOWAKI, MARCO A. S.; PIYADOV, VASILY; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; URIO, MATEUS B.; RAMOS, LUIZ P.; SKAF, MUNIR S.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. mpact of cellulose properties on enzymatic degradation by bacterial GH48 enzymes: Structural and mechanistic insights from processive Bacillus licheniformis Cel48B cellulas. Carbohydrate Polymers, v. 264, JUL 15 2021. (13/08293-7, 15/13684-0, 14/00769-5, 19/17350-0)

PIIADOV, VASSILI; DE ARAUJO, EVANDRO ARES; OLIVEIRA NETO, MARIO; CRAIEVICH, ALDO FELIX; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. SAXSMoW 2.0: Online calculator of the molecular weight of proteins in dilute solution from experimental SAXS data measured on a relative scale. Protein Science, v. 28, n. 2, p. 454-463, FEB 2019. (14/00769-5, 15/13684-0)

KADOWAKI, MARCO A. S.; HIGASI, PAULA; DE GODOY, MARIANA O.; PRADE, ROLF A.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Biochemical and structural insights into a thermostable cellobiohydrolase from Myceliophthora thermophila. FEBS Journal, v. 285, n. 3, p. 559-579, FEB 2018. (09/52840-7, 15/13684-0, 11/20505-4)

GODOY, ANDRE S.; PEREIRA, CAROLINE S.; RAMIA, MARINA PAGLIONE; SILVEIRA, RODRIGO L.; CAMILO, CESAR M.; KADOWAKI, MARCO A.; LANGE, LENE; BUSK, PETER K.; NASCIMENTO, ALESSANDRO S.; SKAF, MUNIR S.; et al. Structure, computational and biochemical analysis of PcCel45A endoglucanase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium and catalytic mechanisms of GH45 subfamily C members. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 8, FEB 27 2018. (15/13684-0, 11/21608-1, 10/52362-5, 11/20505-4)

SONODA, MILTON T.; GODOY, ANDRE S.; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; KADOWAKI, MARCO A. S.; NASCIMENTO, ALESSANDRO S.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Structure and dynamics of Trichoderma harzianum Cel7B suggest molecular architecture adaptations required for a wide spectrum of activities on plant cell wall polysaccharides. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS, v. 1863, n. 6, p. 1015-1026, JUN 2019. (14/06565-2, 15/13684-0, 17/18173-0)

VIEIRA, F. R.; PECCHIA, J. A.; SEGATO, F.; POLIKARPOV, I.. Exploring oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) substrate preparation by varying phase I composting time: changes in bacterial communities and physicochemical composition of biomass impacting mushroom yields. Journal of Applied Microbiology, v. 126, n. 3, p. 931-944, MAR 2019. (13/21545-5, 14/18714-2, 15/13684-0, 09/52840-7)

ESPIRITO SANTO, MELISSA C.; FOCKINK, DOUGLAS H.; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; GUIMARAES, FRANCISCO E. G.; DEAZEVEDO, EDUARDO R.; RAMOS, LUIZ PEREIRA; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Physical techniques shed light on the differences in sugarcane bagasse structure subjected to steam explosion pretreatments at equivalent combined severity factors. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 158, DEC 15 2020. (15/13684-0)

EVANGELISTA, DANILO ELTON; ARNOLDI PELLEGRIN, VANESSA DE OLIVEIRA; SANTO, MELISSA ESPIRITO; MCQUEEN-MASON, SIMON; BRUCE, NEIL C.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Biochemical characterization and low-resolution SAXS shape of a novel GH11 exo-1,4-beta-xylanase identified in a microbial consortium. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, v. 103, n. 19, p. 8035-8049, OCT 2019. (15/13684-0, 11/21608-1, 10/52362-5, 11/20505-4)

SANTO, MELISSA ESPIRITO; REZENDE, CAMILA A.; BERNARDINELLI, OIGRES D.; PEREIRA, JR., NEI; CURVELO, ANTONIO A. S.; DEAZEVEDO, EDUARDO R.; GUIMARAES, FRANSCISCO E. G.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Structural and compositional changes in sugarcane bagasse subjected to hydrothermal and organosolv pretreatments and their impacts on enzymatic hydrolysis. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 113, p. 64-74, MAR 2018. (10/52362-5, 15/13684-0)

PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; BERNARDES, AMANDA; REZENDE, CAMILA A.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Cellulose fiber size defines efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis and impacts degree of synergy between endo- and exoglucanases. Cellulose, v. 25, n. 3, p. 1865-1881, MAR 2018. (12/22802-9, 10/18773-8, 15/13684-0, 16/13602-7)

DE ARAUJO, EVANDRO ARES; MANZINE, LIVIA REGINA; PIIADOV, VASSILI; SEIKI KADOWAKI, MARCO ANTONIO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Biochemical characterization, low-resolution SAXS structure and an enzymatic cleavage pattern of BlCel48 from Bacillus licheniformis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 111, p. 302-310, MAY 2018. (14/00769-5, 11/20505-4, 10/52362-5, 15/13684-0)

KELLER, M. B.; FELBY, C.; LABATE, C. A.; PELLEGRINI, V. O. A.; HIGASI, P.; SINGH, R. K.; POLIKARPOV, I.; BLOSSOM, B. M.. A simple enzymatic assay for the quantification of C1-specific cellulose oxidation by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases. Biotechnology Letters, v. 42, n. 1, p. 93-102, JAN 2020. (17/01165-4, 15/13684-0)

DO ESPIRITO SANTO, MELISSA CRISTINA; THEMA, FORCE TEFO; ARNOLDI PELLEGRINI, VANESSA DE OLIVEIRA; KANE, AISSATA OUSMANE; GONTIJO GUIMARAES, FRANCISCO EDUARDO; FILGUEIRAS, JEFFERSON G.; NOVOTNY, ETELVINO HENRIQUE; DEAZEVEDO, EDUARDO RIBEIRO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. When the order matters: Impacts of lignin removal and xylan conformation on the physical structure and enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 180, p. 12-pg., 2022-03-07. (15/13684-0)

BRAR, KAMALPREET KAUR; SANTO, MELISSA C. ESPIRITO; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; DEAZEVEDO, EDUARDO R.; GUIMARAES, FRANCISCO E. C.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR; CHADHA, BHUPINDER SINGH. Enhanced hydrolysis of hydrothermally and autohydrolytically treated sugarcane bagasse and understanding the structural changes leading to improved saccharification. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 139, AUG 2020. (15/13684-0)

LEITE, ANA ELISA T.; BRIGANTI, LORENZO; DE ARAUJO, EVANDRO ARES; ARNOLDI PELLEGRINI, VANESSA DE OLIVEIRA; CAMILO, CESAR MOYSES; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Low-resolution molecular shape, biochemical characterization and emulsification properties of a halotolerant esterase fromBacillus licheniformis. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS, v. 49, n. 6, JUL 2020. (15/13684-0)

VACILOTTO, MILENA MOREIRA; SEPULCHRO, ANA GABRIELA VEIGA; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Production of prebiotic xylooligosaccharides from arabino- and glucuronoxylan using a two-domain Jonesia denitrificans xylanase from GH10 family. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, v. 144, MAR 2021. (15/13684-0)

VELASCO, JOSMAN; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA DE OLIVEIRA ARNOLDI; SEPULCHRO, ANA GABRIELA VEIGA; KADOWAKI, MARCO ANTONIO SEIKI; SANTO, MELISSA CRISTINA ESPIRITO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR; SEGATO, FERNANDO. Comparative analysis of two recombinant LPMOs from Aspergillus fumigatus and their effects on sugarcane bagasse saccharification. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, v. 144, MAR 2021. (19/22284-7, 15/13684-0, 14/06923-6, 14/18714-2, 19/01165-0, 17/50025-0)

HIGASI, PAULA M. R.; VELASCO, JOSMAN A.; PELLEGRINI, VANESSA O. A.; DE ARAUJO, EVANDRO A.; FRANCA, BRUNO ALVES; KELLER, MALENE B.; LABATE, CARLOS A.; BLOSSOM, BENEDIKT M.; SEGATO, FERNANDO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Light-stimulated T. thermophilus two-domain LPMO9H: Low-resolution SAXS model and synergy with cellulases. Carbohydrate Polymers, v. 260, MAY 15 2021. (15/13684-0, 17/01165-4)

KADOWAKI, MARCO A. S.; VARNAI, ANIKO; JAMESON, JOHN-KRISTIAN; LEITE, ANA E. T.; COSTA-FILHO, ANTONIO J.; KUMAGAI, PATRICIA S.; PRADE, ROLF A.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR; EIJSINK, VINCENT G. H.. Functional characterization of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from the thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora thermophila. PLoS One, v. 13, n. 8, AUG 20 2018. (11/20505-4, 15/13684-0)

TOMAZINI, ATILIO; HIGASI, PAULA; MANZINE, LIVIA R.; STOTT, MATTHEW; SPARLING, RICHARD; LEVIN, DAVID B.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. A novel thermostable GH5 beta-xylosidase from Thermogemmatispora sp. T81. NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 53, p. 57-64, NOV 25 2019. (15/13684-0)

PUHL, ANA C.; PRATES, ERICA T.; ROSSETO, FLAVIO R.; MANZINE, LIVIA R.; STANKOVIC, IVANA; DE ARAUJO, SIMARA S.; ALVAREZ, THABATA M.; SQUINA, FABIO M.; SKAF, MUNIR S.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Crystallographic structure and molecular dynamics simulations of the major endoglucanase from Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris shed light on its oligosaccharide products release pattern. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 136, p. 493-502, SEP 1 2019. (11/20505-4, 15/13684-0, 09/52840-7, 10/52362-5, 11/21608-1, 15/50590-4)

BARRA, ANGELICA LUANA C.; DANTAS, LIVIA DE OLIVEIRA C.; MORAO, LUANA GALVAO; GUTIERREZ, RAISSA F.; POLIKARPOV, IGOR; WRENGER, CARSTEN; NASCIMENTO, ALESSANDRO S.. Essential Metabolic Routes as a Way to ESKAPE From Antibiotic Resistance. FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, v. 8, FEB 28 2020. (15/13684-0, 17/18173-0, 15/26722-8)

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