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- Matthews, J F, et al.
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High temperature behavior of cellulose I
- 2011
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Ingår i: Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. - 0065-7727. ; 241
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Beckham, Gregg T., et al.
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The O-Glycosylated Linker from the Trichoderma reesei Family 7 Cellulase Is a Flexible, Disordered Protein
- 2010
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Ingår i: Biophysical Journal. - : Elsevier BV. - 0006-3495 .- 1542-0086. ; 99:11, s. 3773-3781
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fungi and bacteria secrete glycoprotein cocktails to deconstruct cellulose Cellulose degrading enzymes (cellulases) are often modular with catalytic domains for cellulose hydrolysis and carbohydrate binding modules connected by linkers rich in serine and threonine with O-glycosylation Few studies have probed the role that the linker and O-glycans play in catalysis Since different expression and growth conditions produce different glycosylation patterns that affect enzyme activity the structure function relationships that glycosylation imparts to linkers are relevant for understanding cellulase mechanisms Here the linker of the Trichoderma reesei Family 7 cellobiohydrolase (Cel7A) is examined by simulation Our results suggest that the Cel7A linker is an intrinsically disordered protein with and without glycosylation Contrary to the predominant view the O-glycosylation does not change the stiffness of the linker as measured by the relative fluctuations in the end to end distance rather it provides a 16 A extension thus expanding the operating range of Cel7A We explain observations from previous biochemical experiments in the light of results obtained here and compare the Cel7A linker with linkers from other cellulases with sequence based tools to predict disorder This preliminary screen indicates that linkers from Family 7 enzymes from other genera and other cellulases within T reesei may not be as disordered warranting further study
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- Bergenstråhle, Malin, et al.
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Cellulose crystal structure and force fields
- 2010
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Ingår i: International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry 2010. - 9781618390011 ; , s. 674-689
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Classical molecular mechanics force fields for carbohydrates are widely used for molecular dynamics simulations of crystalline cellulose, in particular, cellulose Iβ. To investigate the impact of choice of force field on crystalline cellulose structure and properties we have performed a comparative study of four different carbohydrate force fields. Molecular dynamics simulations applying the different force fields were performed on a solvated cellulose Iβ crystal. The crystal consisted of 36 cellulose chains, each of them 40 glucose units long, arranged in a crystal manner with a square cross section. These simulations show that the differences in force fields are of great importance for the resulting relaxed cellulose structure. The orientation of the hydroxymethyl groups is a key parameter and an indicator of different hydrogen bonding patterns that may be found in crystalline cellulose.
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