Modulation of the selectivity of the xylanase A of Bacillus subtilis by directed evolution to optimize hydrolysis of the xylan from sugar-cane.

• Grant number: 11/00302-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: July 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Chemistry of Macromolecules
• Principal Investigator: Richard John Ward
• Grantee: Simone Moraes Mantovani
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 10/18850-2 - Identification, characterization and engineering of plant cell wall degrading enzymes, AP.TEM