Determination of the cellulase activity distribution in Clostridium thermocellum and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis cultures using a fluorescent substrate

doi:10.1016/j.jes.2015.03.009

Title: Determination of the cellulase activity distribution in Clostridium thermocellum and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis cultures using a fluorescent substrate

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This study took advantage of resorufin cellobioside as a fluorescent substrate to determine the distribution of cellulase activity in cellulosic biomass fermentation systems. Cellulolytic biofilms were found to express nearly four orders greater cellulase activity compared to planktonic cultures of Clostridium thermocellum and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis, which can be primarily attributed to the high cell concentration and surface attachment. The formation of biofilms results in cellulases being secreted close to their substrates, which appears to be an energetically favorable stategy for insoluble substrate utilization. For the same reason, cellulases should be closely associated with the surfaces of suspended cell in soluble substrate-fed culture, which has been verified with cellobiose-fed cultures of C. thermocellum and C. obsidiansis. This study addressed the importance of cellulase activity distribution in cellulosic biomass fermentation, and provided theoretical foundation for the leading role of biofilm in cellulose degradation. System optimization and reactor designs that promote biofilmformation in cellulosic biomass hydrolysismay promise an improved cellulosic biofuel process.

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Morrell-Falvey, Jennifer L. ^[1] ; Elkins, James G. ^[1] ; Wang, Zhi-Wu ^[2]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Biosciences Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Biosciences Division; The Ohio State Univ. ATI, Wooster, OH (United States)

Publication Date:: 2015-05-30

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Environmental Sciences

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 34; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 1001-0742

Publisher:: Elsevier

Research Org:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). BioEnergy Science Center (BESC)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

OSTI Identifier:: 1286746

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1250569


                    Morrell-Falvey, Jennifer L., Elkins, James G., and Wang, Zhi-Wu. Determination of the cellulase activity distribution in Clostridium thermocellum and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis cultures using a fluorescent substrate.  United States: N. p.,  
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                    Morrell-Falvey, Jennifer L., Elkins, James G., & Wang, Zhi-Wu. Determination of the cellulase activity distribution in Clostridium thermocellum and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis cultures using a fluorescent substrate.  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.jes.2015.03.009.

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                    Morrell-Falvey, Jennifer L., Elkins, James G., and Wang, Zhi-Wu. 2015.  
        "Determination of the cellulase activity distribution in Clostridium thermocellum and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis cultures using a fluorescent substrate".  United States.  
        doi:10.1016/j.jes.2015.03.009.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1286746.

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@article{osti_1286746,

  title        = {Determination of the cellulase activity distribution in Clostridium thermocellum and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis cultures using a fluorescent substrate},

  author       = {Morrell-Falvey, Jennifer L. and Elkins, James G. and Wang, Zhi-Wu},

  abstractNote = {This study took advantage of resorufin cellobioside as a fluorescent substrate to determine the distribution of cellulase activity in cellulosic biomass fermentation systems. Cellulolytic biofilms were found to express nearly four orders greater cellulase activity compared to planktonic cultures of Clostridium thermocellum and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis, which can be primarily attributed to the high cell concentration and surface attachment. The formation of biofilms results in cellulases being secreted close to their substrates, which appears to be an energetically favorable stategy for insoluble substrate utilization. For the same reason, cellulases should be closely associated with the surfaces of suspended cell in soluble substrate-fed culture, which has been verified with cellobiose-fed cultures of C. thermocellum and C. obsidiansis. This study addressed the importance of cellulase activity distribution in cellulosic biomass fermentation, and provided theoretical foundation for the leading role of biofilm in cellulose degradation. System optimization and reactor designs that promote biofilmformation in cellulosic biomass hydrolysismay promise an improved cellulosic biofuel process.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.jes.2015.03.009},

  journal      = {Journal of Environmental Sciences},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 34,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2015},

  month        = {5}

}

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