Cellulose 1,4-beta-cellobiosidase

Cellulose 1,4-beta-cellobiosidase (EC 3.2.1.91, exo-cellobiohydrolase, beta-1,4-glucan cellobiohydrolase, beta-1,4-glucan cellobiosylhydrolase, 1,4-beta-glucan cellobiosidase, exoglucanase, avicelase, CBH 1, C1 cellulase, cellobiohydrolase I, cellobiohydrolase, exo-beta-1,4-glucan cellobiohydrolase, 1,4-beta-D-glucan cellobiohydrolase, cellobiosidase) is an enzyme of interest for its capability of converting cellulose to useful chemicals, particularly cellulosic ethanol.

Cellulose 1,4-beta-cellobiosidase (non-reducing end)
Cellobiohydrolase monomer, Trichoderma reesei
Identifiers
EC number3.2.1.91
CAS number37329-65-0
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
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KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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The main technological impediment to widespread utilization of cellulose for fuels is still the lack of low-cost technologies to convert cellulose.[1] One solution is the use of organisms that are capable of performing this conversion.[1] Development of such organisms, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae which is capable of secreting high levels of cellobiohydrolases, is already underway.[1] Cellobiohydrolases are exoglucanases derived from fungi.

The systematic name is 4-beta-D-glucan cellobiohydrolase (non-reducing end).[2][3][4][5]

Function

This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

Hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-glucosidic linkages in cellulose and cellotetraose, releasing cellobiose from the non-reducing ends of the chains

CBH1 from yeast, for example, is composed of a carbohydrate binding site, a linker region and a catalytic domain.[6] Once the cellulose chain is bound, it is strung through a tunnel-shaped active site where the cellulose is broken down into two-sugar segments called cellobiose.[6][7] The structure of the enzyme can be seen in the first figure. The second figure shows the activity of the enzyme, and shows both cellulose binding to the enzyme, as well as the product of this step, cellobiose. Research suggests, however, that the activity of CBH1 is very strong inhibited by the product, cellobiose. Determination of an enzyme that is not as strongly inhibited by the product or finding a way to remove cellobiose from the environment of the enzyme are just more examples of the many challenges that face the use of these enzymes for the creation of biofuels.[8]

CBH1 Structure, generated using pymol
CBH1 zoomed in on the active site where cellulose is cleaved into cellobiose, generated using pymol.

After above step, the process for creating ethanol is as follows:[9] 3. Separation of sugars from other plant material. 4. Microbial fermentation of the sugar solution to create alcohol. 5. Distillation to purify the products and produce roughly 9% pure alcohol 6. Further purification to bring the ethanol purity to roughly 99.5%

Some notable improvements have been made in this area as well. For example, a strain of yeast capable of producing its own cellulose digesting enzyme has been developed, which would allow the cellulose degradation and the fermentation steps could be at once.[10] This is an important development in the sense that it makes large scale, industrial applications more feasible.

References
  1. Ilmén M, den Haan R, Brevnova E, McBride J, Wiswall E, Froehlich A, Koivula A, Voutilainen SP, Siika-Aho M, la Grange DC, Thorngren N, Ahlgren S, Mellon M, Deleault K, Rajgarhia V, van Zyl WH, Penttilä M (September 2011). "High level secretion of cellobiohydrolases by Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (PDF). Biotechnology for Biofuels. 4: 30. doi:10.1186/1754-6834-4-30. PMC 3224389. PMID 21910902.
  2. Berghem LE, Pettersson LG (August 1973). "The mechanism of enzymatic cellulose degradation. Purification of a cellulolytic enzyme from Trichoderma viride active on highly ordered cellulose". European Journal of Biochemistry. 37 (1): 21–30. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1973.tb02952.x. PMID 4738092.
  3. Eriksson KE, Pettersson B (February 1975). "Extracellular enzyme system utilized by the fungus Sporotrichum pulverulentum (Chrysosporium lignorum) for the breakdown of cellulose. 3. Purification and physico-chemical characterization of an exo-1,4-beta-glucanase". European Journal of Biochemistry. 51 (1): 213–8. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1975.tb03921.x. PMID 235428.
  4. Halliwell G, Griffin M, Vincent R (April 1972). "The role of component C 1 in cellulolytic systems". The Biochemical Journal. 127 (2): 43P. PMC 1178673. PMID 5076675.
  5. Zverlov VV, Velikodvorskaya GV, Schwarz WH, Bronnenmeier K, Kellermann J, Staudenbauer WL (June 1998). "Multidomain structure and cellulosomal localization of the Clostridium thermocellum cellobiohydrolase CbhA". Journal of Bacteriology. 180 (12): 3091–9. PMC 107808. PMID 9620957.
  6. "Cellulase Enzymes for the Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels and Chemicals". Energy Innovation Portal. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  7. "Enzymes for Alternative Energy Research". Sigma Aldrich.
  8. Du F, Wolger E, Wallace L, Liu A, Kaper T, Kelemen B (May 2010). "Determination of product inhibition of CBH1, CBH2, and EG1 using a novel cellulase activity assay". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 161 (1–8): 313–7. doi:10.1007/s12010-009-8796-4. PMID 19830597.
  9. Zhu JY, Pan XJ, Wang GS, Gleisner R (April 2009). "Sulfite pretreatment (SPORL) for robust enzymatic saccharification of spruce and red pine". Bioresource Technology. 100 (8): 2411–8. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.10.057. PMID 19119005.
  10. Galazka, M. Jonathan et. al (September 9, 2010). "Cellodextrin Transport in Yeast for Improved Biofuel Production]
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