Caracterização bioquímica e biofísica da Celobiohidrolase II do fungo Trichoderma harzianum IOC3844 produzida por expressão homóloga / Biochemical and biophysical characterization of cellobiohydrolase II from Trichoderma harzianum IOC 3844 produced by homologous expression

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

30/07/2012

RESUMO

The depletion of reserves, especially of refined oil , with increased energy demands and the urgent need to reduce the carbon emissions on the atmosphere, signals the necessity to search for new sources of energy renewable and clean. Concerns about global warming have led to an increased world interest in biofuels. The new concept of second generation biofuels corresponds to fuel ethanol production from biomass lignocellulosic feedstock. However, to make possible the use of biomass is necessary the conversion of cell-wall molecules into fermentable sugars. The most promising technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol fuel is based on the enzymatic degradation of cellulose using cellulase. Some microorganisms such Trichoderma ssp. secretes an efficient enzymatic complex of cellulase. Since the cellobiohydrolases are highly importance in the primary hydrolysis of cellulose, the objective of this study was to perform the biochemical and biophysical characterization of cellobiohydrolase II (CBHII) present into the cellulase complex from the Trichoderma harzianum IOC 3844. The enzyme showed its better activity against pNPC at 60°C and pH 4,8. Capillary electrophoresis showed only glucose molecules as the final product of C5 oligosaccharide hydrolysis. Circular dichroism analysis showed a pattern of secondary structure mainly composed of alpha helix, and the tertiary structure analysis by the emission spectrum of the CBHII showed a wavelength of maximum fluorescence at 33nm at pH 5, indicating that the tryptophans are exposed to solvent. The three dimensional model generated by SAXS showed a structure with two globular domains joined by a linker, and the relative positions among them exhibited great similarity with CBHII described on the literature, and thus, presenting a great biotechnological interest for hydrolysis of biomass.

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cellobiohydrolase cellulose celobiohidrolase celulase trichoderma trichoderma

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