Issue 2, 2013

Biomass-binding peptides designed by molecular evolution for efficient degradation of cellulose in biomass by cellulase

Abstract

Molecular evolution was used to generate capping molecules that selectively bound to the noncellulose components in cellulosic biomass and facilitated access of cellulolytic enzymes to the substrate components. The peptides, which were selected by means of a phage-display method, strongly promoted the enzymatic degradation of cellulose components in the biomass.

Graphical abstract: Biomass-binding peptides designed by molecular evolution for efficient degradation of cellulose in biomass by cellulase

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Sep 2012
Accepted
10 Dec 2012
First published
03 Jan 2013

Green Chem., 2013,15, 365-369

Biomass-binding peptides designed by molecular evolution for efficient degradation of cellulose in biomass by cellulase

H. Nakazawa, A. Ikeuchi, D. Kim, Y. Ishigaki, H. Asano, K. Kouda, I. Kumagai and M. Umetsu, Green Chem., 2013, 15, 365 DOI: 10.1039/C2GC36914A

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