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Functional and modular analyses of diverse endoglucanases from Ruminococcus albus 8, a specialist plant cell wall degrading bacterium.
Scientific reports - 21 Jul 2016
Iakiviak Michael, Devendran Saravanan, Skorupski Anna, Moon Young Hwan, Mackie Roderick I, Cann Isaac
Abstract excerpt
Ruminococcus albus 8 is a specialist plant cell wall degrading ruminal bacterium capable of utilizing hemicellulose and cellulose. Cellulose degradation requires a suite of enzymes including endoglucanases, exoglucanases, and β-glucosidases. The enzymes employed by R. albus 8 in degrading cellulose are yet to be completely elucidated. Through bioinformatic analysis of a draft genome sequence of R. albus 8,...
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