Oxidative cleavage of polysaccharides by a termite-derived superoxide dismutase boosts the degradation of biomass by glycoside hydrolases
(2022)
Journal Article
Franco Cairo, J. P., Mandelli, F., Tramontina, R., Cannella, D., Paradisi, A., Ciano, L., …Squina, F. (2022). Oxidative cleavage of polysaccharides by a termite-derived superoxide dismutase boosts the degradation of biomass by glycoside hydrolases. Green Chemistry, 24(12), 4845-4858. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1gc04519a
Wood-feeding termites effectively degrade plant biomass through enzymatic degradation. Despite their high efficiencies, however, individual glycoside hydrolases isolated from termites and their symbionts exhibit anomalously low effectiveness in ligno... Read More about Oxidative cleavage of polysaccharides by a termite-derived superoxide dismutase boosts the degradation of biomass by glycoside hydrolases.