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Pycnoporus cinnabarinus laccase and a chimeric laccase-CBM were applied in softwood kraft pulp biobleaching in the presence of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT). The presence of CBM could enhance the laccase biobleaching potential as a decrease in the enzymatic charge and chlorine dioxide consumption, as well as an increase in pulp brightness were observed. Laccase/HBT treatment could be improved by increasing oxygen pressure from 1 to 3bar and pulp consistency from 5% to 10%. Conversely, under the same conditions, no improvement of laccase-CBM/HBT treatment was observed, indicating a different behavior of both systems. However, laccase-CBM/HBT treatment led to a better preservation of pulp properties. This effect was probably due to fiber surface modifications involving the action of the CBM. Transmission electron microscopy examination of pulp fibers indicated a retention of laccase-CBM inside the pulp fibers due to CBM binding and an increased external microfibrillation of the fibers due to enzymatic treatments.

International audience; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus laccase was fused to the C-terminal linker and carbohydrate binding module (CBM) of Aspergillus niger cellobiohydrolase B (CBHB). The chimeric enzyme of molecular mass 100 kDa was successfully produced in A. niger. Laccase-CBM was further purified to determine its main biochemical properties. The Michaelis-Menten constant and pH activity profile were not modified, but the chimeric enzyme was less thermostable than either the P. cinnabarinus laccase or the recombinant laccase produced in the same strain. Laccase-CBM was able to bind to a cellulosic substrate and, to a greater extent, to softwood kraft pulp. Binding to the pulp was shown to be mainly time and temperature-dependent. Laccase-CBM was further investigated for its softwood kraft pulp biobleaching potential and compared with the P. cinnabarinus laccase. Addition of a CBM was shown to greatly improve the delignification capabilities of the laccase in the presence of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT). In addition, ClO2 reduction using 5 U of chimeric enzyme per gram of pulp was almost double than that observed using 20 U of P. cinnabarinus laccase per gram of pulp. We demonstrated that conferring a carbohydrate binding capability to the laccase could significantly enhance its biobleaching properties

Abstract Proteomic analysis was performed to determine and differentiate the composition of the secretomes of Phanerochaete chrysosporium CIRM-BRFM41, a peroxidase hypersecretory strain grown under ligninolytic conditions and on softwood chips under biopulping conditions. Extracellular proteins from both cultures were analyzed by bidimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry. A total of 37 spots were identified. The secretome in liquid synthetic medium comprised mainly peroxidases, while several wood-degrading enzymes and enzymes involved in fungal metabolism were detected in biopulping cultures on softwood. This prompted an analysis of the impact of secretome modulation in the presence of softwood chips. Biotreated wood was submitted to kraft cooking and chemical bleaching using chlorine dioxide. The fungal pre-treatment led to a significant increase in pulp yield and a better bleachability of the pulp. This bleachability improvement could be explained by the production of specific lignocellulose-degrading enzymes.