Abstract:
Reaction compositions are disclosed herein comprising at least water, beta-glucose-1-phosphate (beta-G1P), an acceptor molecule, and an alpha-1,3-glucan phosphorylase enzyme. These reactions can synthesize oligosaccharides and polysaccharides with alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages. Further disclosed are alpha-1,3-glucan phosphorylase enzymes and methods of use thereof.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to cellulase variants. In particular the present disclosure relates to cellulase variants having improved expression, activity and/or stability. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the cellulase variants, compositions comprising the cellulase variants, and methods of use thereof.
Abstract:
Reaction compositions are disclosed herein comprising at least water, alpha-glucose-1-phosphate (alpha-G1P), an acceptor molecule, and a beta-1,3-glucan phosphorylase enzyme. These reactions can synthesize oligosaccharides and polysaccharides with beta-1,3 glycosidic linkages. Further disclosed are methods of isolating beta-1,3-glucan.
Abstract:
Reaction compositions are disclosed herein comprising at least water, beta-glucose-1-phosphate (beta-G1P), an acceptor molecule, and an alpha-1,3-glucan phosphorylase enzyme. These reactions can synthesize oligosaccharides and polysaccharides with alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages. Further disclosed are alpha-1,3-glucan phosphorylase enzymes and methods of use thereof.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a number of homologs and variants of Hypocrea jecorina Ce17A (formerly Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase I or CBH1), nucleic acids encoding the same and methods for producing the same. The homologs and variant cellulases have the amino acid sequence of a glycosyl hydrolase of family 7A wherein one or more amino acid residues are substituted and/or deleted.
Abstract:
Bacillus agaradhaerens strain WDG185 expresses an inulosucrase that efficiently synthesizes a broad range of IOS with a GF range of GF3-GF30. The isolated and/or purified inulosucrase, recombinantly engineered variants thereof, active fragments thereof, synthetic nucleic acids encoding the inulosucrase, its variants, or its active fragments, host cells comprising the synthetic nucleic acids, and compositions comprising the inulosucrase are provided. Methods of using the compositions include the manufacture of inulooligosaccharides.
Abstract:
Reactions are disclosed herein comprising water, alpha-glucose-1-phosphate (alpha-G1P), an acceptor molecule, and an alpha-1,4-glucan phosphorylase. Novel alpha-1,4-glucan phosphorylase enzymes are also disclosed. Additional disclosures herein regard sucrose phosphorylase enzymes and methods of use thereof to produce alpha-G1P.
Abstract:
Disclosed are glycosyl hydrolase enzyme variants, particularly variants of certain oxidoreductases of glycosyl hydrolase family 61. Nucleic acids encoding the glycosyl hydrolyase variants, compositions including the glycosyl hydrolase variants, methods of producing the variants, and methods of using the variants are also described.
Abstract:
Provided are certain glycosyl hydrolase family 3 (GH3) beta-glucosidase enzymes engineered to acquire beta-xylosidase activities. Provided also are compositions comprising multi-functional GH3 enzymes and methods of use or industrial applications thereof.
Abstract:
Reaction compositions are disclosed herein comprising at least water, alpha-glucose-1-phosphate (alpha-G1P), an acceptor molecule, and a beta-1,3-glucan phosphorylase enzyme. These reactions can synthesize oligosaccharides and polysaccharides with beta-1,3 glycosidic linkages. Further disclosed are methods of isolating beta-1,3-glucan.