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Title: Enhanced delignification of steam-pretreated poplar by a bacterial laccase

Abstract

The recalcitrance of woody biomass, particularly its lignin component, hinders its sustainable transformation to fuels and biomaterials. Although the recent discovery of several bacterial ligninases promises the development of novel biocatalysts, these enzymes have largely been characterized using model substrates: direct evidence for their action on biomass is lacking. Herein, we report the delignification of woody biomass by a small laccase (sLac) from Amycolatopsis sp. 75iv3. Incubation of steam-pretreated poplar (SPP) with sLac enhanced the release of acid-precipitable polymeric lignin (APPL) by ~6-fold, and reduced the amount of acid-soluble lignin by ~15%. NMR spectrometry revealed that the APPL was significantly syringyl-enriched relative to the original material (~16:1 vs. ~3:1), and that sLac preferentially oxidized syringyl units and altered interunit linkage distributions. sLac’s substrate preference among monoaryls was also consistent with this observation. In addition, sLac treatment reduced the molar mass of the APPL by over 50%, as determined by gel-permeation chromatography coupled with multi-angle light scattering. Finally, sLac acted synergistically with a commercial cellulase cocktail to increase glucose production from SPP ~8%. Altogether, this study establishes the lignolytic activity of sLac on woody biomass and highlights the biocatalytic potential of bacterial enzymes.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. The Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Canada)
  2. Wisconsin Energy Institute, Madison, WI (United States); Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
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Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1347435
Grant/Contract Number:  
FC02-07ER64494
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Scientific Reports
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; chemical biology; environmental biotechnology

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Singh, Rahul, Hu, Jinguang, Regner, Matthew R., Round, James W., Ralph, John, Saddler, John N., and Eltis, Lindsay D. Enhanced delignification of steam-pretreated poplar by a bacterial laccase. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1038/srep42121.
Singh, Rahul, Hu, Jinguang, Regner, Matthew R., Round, James W., Ralph, John, Saddler, John N., & Eltis, Lindsay D. Enhanced delignification of steam-pretreated poplar by a bacterial laccase. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42121
Singh, Rahul, Hu, Jinguang, Regner, Matthew R., Round, James W., Ralph, John, Saddler, John N., and Eltis, Lindsay D. Tue . "Enhanced delignification of steam-pretreated poplar by a bacterial laccase". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42121. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1347435.
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title = {Enhanced delignification of steam-pretreated poplar by a bacterial laccase},
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abstractNote = {The recalcitrance of woody biomass, particularly its lignin component, hinders its sustainable transformation to fuels and biomaterials. Although the recent discovery of several bacterial ligninases promises the development of novel biocatalysts, these enzymes have largely been characterized using model substrates: direct evidence for their action on biomass is lacking. Herein, we report the delignification of woody biomass by a small laccase (sLac) from Amycolatopsis sp. 75iv3. Incubation of steam-pretreated poplar (SPP) with sLac enhanced the release of acid-precipitable polymeric lignin (APPL) by ~6-fold, and reduced the amount of acid-soluble lignin by ~15%. NMR spectrometry revealed that the APPL was significantly syringyl-enriched relative to the original material (~16:1 vs. ~3:1), and that sLac preferentially oxidized syringyl units and altered interunit linkage distributions. sLac’s substrate preference among monoaryls was also consistent with this observation. In addition, sLac treatment reduced the molar mass of the APPL by over 50%, as determined by gel-permeation chromatography coupled with multi-angle light scattering. Finally, sLac acted synergistically with a commercial cellulase cocktail to increase glucose production from SPP ~8%. Altogether, this study establishes the lignolytic activity of sLac on woody biomass and highlights the biocatalytic potential of bacterial enzymes.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Tue Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2017}
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