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Microbial enrichment and meta-omics analysis identify CAZymes from mangrove sediments with unique properties

  • Douglas Antonio Alvaredo Paixão
  • , Geizecler Tomazetto
  • , Victoria Ramos Sodré
  • , Thiago A. Gonçalves
  • , Cristiane Akemi Uchima
  • , Fernanda Büchli
  • , Thabata Maria Alvarez
  • , Gabriela Felix Persinoti
  • , Márcio José da Silva
  • , Juliano Bragatto
  • , Marcelo Vizoná Liberato
  • , João Paulo L. Franco Cairo
  • , Adriana Franco Paes Leme
  • , Fabio Marcio Squina*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Although lignocellulose is the most abundant and renewable natural resource for biofuel production, its use remains under exploration because of its highly recalcitrant structure. Its deconstruction into sugar monomers is mainly driven by carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes). To develop highly efficient and fast strategies to discover biomass-degrading enzymes for biorefinery applications, an enrichment process combined with integrative omics approaches was used to identify new CAZymes. The lignocellulolytic-enriched mangrove microbial community (LignoManG) established on sugarcane bagasse (SB) was enriched with lignocellulolytic bacteria and fungi such as Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Basidiomycota, and Ascomycota. These microbial communities were able to degrade up to 55 % of the total SB, indicating the production of lignocellulolytic enzymes. Metagenomic analysis revealed that the LignoManG harbors 18.042 CAZyme sequences such as of cellulases, hemicellulases, carbohydrate esterases, and lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase. Similarly, our metaproteomic analysis depicted several enzymes from distinct families of different CAZy families. Based on the LignoManG data, a xylanase (coldXynZ) was selected, amplified, cloned, expressed, and biochemically characterized. The enzyme displayed psicrofilic properties, with the highest activity at 15 °C, retaining 77 % of its activity when incubated at 0 °C. Moreover, molecular modeling in silico indicated that coldXynZ is composed of a TIM barrel, which is a typical folding found in the GH10 family, and displayed similar structural features related to cold-adapted enzymes. Collectively, the data generated in this study represent a valuable resource for lignocellulolytic enzymes with potential biotechnological applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109820
JournalENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY
Volume148
Early online date14 May 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2021

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Keywords

  • CAZymes
  • Lignocellulose degradation
  • Mangrove
  • Metagenomic
  • Metaproteomic
  • Microbial enrichment
  • Psicrofilic xylanase

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