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Enzymology of hemicellulose hydrolysis

Hemicellulose polysaccharides, located in plant cell walls, are among the most abundant renewable resources on earth. We are studying the enzymatic hydrolysis of galacto(gluco)mannan, the major soft-wood hemicellulose polysaccharide. The aim is to understand the hydrolysis, which include several specific enzymes. We have been focusing on the structural and functional features of endo-mannanase, the major depolymerising enzyme, produced by the soil-fungus Trichoderma reesei. On the basis of the X-ray crystallographic 3D structure, an approach including site-directed and random mutagenesis is taken to determine functional important residues and regions.

Principal investigator's within this group: Henrik Stålbrand.