Open AccessMechanistic Basis for Understanding the Dual Activities of the Bifunctional Azotobacter vinelandii Mannuronan C-5-Epimerase and Alginate Lyase AlgE7
Author(s) -
Margrethe Gaardløs,
Tonje Marita Bjerkan Heggeset,
Anne Tøndervik,
David Tezé,
Birte Svensson,
Helga Ertesvåg,
Håvard Sletta,
Finn Lillelund Aachmann
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.01836-21
Subject(s) - azotobacter vinelandii , lyase , biochemistry , enzyme , chemistry , stereochemistry , azotobacteraceae , bifunctional , active site , phosphofructokinase 2 , catalysis , organic chemistry , nitrogenase , nitrogen fixation , nitrogen
Postharvest valorization and upgrading of algal constituents are promising strategies in the development of a sustainable bioeconomy based on algal biomass. In this respect, alginate epimerases and lyases are valuable enzymes for tailoring the functional properties of alginate, a polysaccharide extracted from brown seaweed with numerous applications in food, medicine, and material industries.