2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Structural and functional analyses of xylan-degrading esterases from koji-mold
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20580071
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied microbiology
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
KOSEKI Takuya Yamagata University, 農学部, 准教授 (70372191)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
FUSHINOBU Shinya 東京大学, 大学院・農学生命科学研究科, 助教 (00302589)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 植物バイオマス / ヘミセルロース / フェルラ酸エステラーゼ / 麹菌 / Aspergillus oryzae |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study we report the relationship between structure and function of the esterases involved in the degradation of plant cell wall. Based on the Aspergillus oryzae genomic database, we characterized a novel ferulic acid esterase and a chimeric enzyme comprising ferulic acid esterase and family 42 carbohydrate-binding module. Moreover, we characterized a novel A. oryzae esterase that hydrolyzes 4-hydroxybenzoic acid esters.
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