1. Novel Coprinopsis cinerea polyesterase that hydrolyzes cutin and suberin
- Author
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Kontkanen, Hanna, Westerholm-Parvinen, Ann, Saloheimo, Markku, Bailey, Michael, Ratto, Marjaana, Mattila, Ismo, Mohsina, Marzia, Kalkkinen, Nisse, Nakari-Setala, Tiina, and Buchert, Johanna
- Subjects
Basidiomycota -- Genetic aspects ,Basidiomycota -- Physiological aspects ,Gene expression -- Analysis ,Hydrolysis -- Analysis ,Polyesters -- Chemical properties ,Biological sciences - Abstract
Three genes were cloned and expressed in Trichoderma reesei to identify novel cutinolytic polyesterases that could be exploited in treating agricultural, food, and forest raw materials as well as their processing by-products. The results from the microscopic analyses and determination of released hydrolysis products showed that the enzyme cutinolytic polyesterases was able to depolymerize apple cutin and birch outer bark suberin.
- Published
- 2009