Kinetic Characterization of a Putatively Chitin-Active LPMO Reveals a Preference for Soluble Substrates and Absence of Monooxygenase Activity
Lukas Rieder, Dejan Petrović, Priit Väljamäe, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Morten Sørlie
Abstract
. The quest for the true substrates of these enzymes, possibly carbohydrates in the cell wall of the fungus or its competitors, will be of major interest.
Topics & Concepts
ChitinMonooxygenasePolysaccharideGlycosidic bondCelluloseChemistryCell wallEnzymeBiochemistryBiologyChitosanCytochrome P450Biofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme-mediated dye degradationEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization