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Identification and molecular studies of enzymes from thermophilic fungi Aspergillus niveus and Myceliophtora thermophila

Grant number: 13/21545-5
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
Start date: February 01, 2014
End date: April 30, 2014
Field of knowledge:Biological Sciences - Biophysics - Molecular Biophysics
Principal Investigator:Igor Polikarpov
Grantee:Fernando Segato
Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Aiming to explore the use of the plant cell wall polysaccharides as a renewable source to the production of biofuels and other bio-derived complex a repertoire of hydrolytic enzymes are needed. The objective of this proposal is study the thermophilic enzymes and associated proteins in the digestion of lignocellulosic materials. The exploration of these enzymes will be addressed with secretome and transcriptome tools, which will include the formation of an enzyme library from thermophilic fungi. We also expected to contribute to better with the understanding of the relationships between structure and function of these macromolecules through functional and structural studies of the obtained recombinant enzymes using techniques of protein crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering and contribute toward development of enzymatic cocktails for lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis. (AU)

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Scientific publications
(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)
SEGATO, FERNANDO; DIAS, BRUNO; BERTO, GABRIELA L.; DE OLIVEIRA, DYONI M.; DE SOUZA, FLAVIO H. M.; CITADINI, ANA PAULA; MURAKAMI, MARIO T.; DAMASIO, ANDRE R. L.; SQUINA, FABIO MARCIO; POLIKARPOV, IGOR. Cloning, heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of a non-specific endoglucanase family 12 from Aspergillus terreus NIH2624. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS, v. 1865, n. 4, p. 395-403, . (09/52840-7, 14/18714-2, 13/21545-5)