Biochemical and structural features of diverse bacterial glucuronoyl esterases facilitating recalcitrant biomass conversion.
Arnling Baath, J., Mazurkewich, S., Knudsen, R.M., Poulsen, J.N., Olsson, L., Lo Leggio, L., Larsbrink, J.(2018) Biotechnol Biofuels 11: 213-213
- PubMed: 30083226 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-018-1213-x
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6GRW, 6GRY, 6GS0, 6GU8 - PubMed Abstract: 
Lignocellulose is highly recalcitrant to enzymatic deconstruction, where the recalcitrance primarily results from chemical linkages between lignin and carbohydrates. Glucuronoyl esterases (GEs) from carbohydrate esterase family 15 (CE15) have been suggested to play key roles in reducing lignocellulose recalcitrance by cleaving covalent ester bonds found between lignin and glucuronoxylan. However, only a limited number of GEs have been biochemically characterized and structurally determined to date, limiting our understanding of these enzymes and their potential exploration.
Organizational Affiliation: 
1Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Division of Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.