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Cellobiohydrolase(CBH) is the second cellulase in our cellulose degradation efforts. After the endoglucanase has finished with the cellulose, CBH cleaves units off of the end. This is accomplished by breaking the celluloses 1,4-beta-D-glycosidic bonds. This then leaves the substrate primed for beta-glucosidase. | Cellobiohydrolase(CBH) is the second cellulase in our cellulose degradation efforts. After the endoglucanase has finished with the cellulose, CBH cleaves units off of the end. This is accomplished by breaking the celluloses 1,4-beta-D-glycosidic bonds. This then leaves the substrate primed for beta-glucosidase. | ||
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Revision as of 06:54, 18 October 2020
WHAT IS CELLOBIOHYDROLASE
What impact does it have in our project
Cellobiohydrolase(CBH) is the second cellulase in our cellulose degradation efforts. After the endoglucanase has finished with the cellulose, CBH cleaves units off of the end. This is accomplished by breaking the celluloses 1,4-beta-D-glycosidic bonds. This then leaves the substrate primed for beta-glucosidase.
In order to provide a sustainable, community-based solution, we plan to genetically modify Rhodosporidium toruloides, an oleaginous yeast that naturally produces beta-carotene and lipids, to be more robust and resource-efficient. By modifying the yeast to produce cellulase, it can then use common agricultural waste products as an energy source for synthesizing its oil. It can then be eaten as a vitamin A supplement. The yeast strain, while naturally safe and non-pathogenic, will also be genetically modified to include a kill switch for bio-containment, and optimized for oil production.
PRIMARY STRUCTURE
Getting the Sequence Right
In order to provide a sustainable, community-based solution, we plan to genetically modify Rhodosporidium toruloides, an oleaginous yeast that naturally produces beta-carotene and lipids, to be more robust and resource-efficient. By modifying the yeast to produce cellulase, it can then use common agricultural waste products as an energy source for synthesizing its oil. It can then be eaten as a vitamin A supplement. The yeast strain, while naturally safe and non-pathogenic, will also be genetically modified to include a kill switch for bio-containment, and optimized for oil production.
STRUCTURAL PREDICTION AND INTEROGATION
What are the loops doing?
In order to provide a sustainable, community-based solution, we plan to genetically modify Rhodosporidium toruloides, an oleaginous yeast that naturally produces beta-carotene and lipids, to be more robust and resource-efficient. By modifying the yeast to produce cellulase, it can then use common agricultural waste products as an energy source for synthesizing its oil. It can then be eaten as a vitamin A supplement. The yeast strain, while naturally safe and non-pathogenic, will also be genetically modified to include a kill switch for bio-containment, and optimized for oil production.
RESULTS
What we accomplished
In order to provide a sustainable, community-based solution, we plan to genetically modify Rhodosporidium toruloides, an oleaginous yeast that naturally produces beta-carotene and lipids, to be more robust and resource-efficient. By modifying the yeast to produce cellulase, it can then use common agricultural waste products as an energy source for synthesizing its oil. It can then be eaten as a vitamin A supplement. The yeast strain, while naturally safe and non-pathogenic, will also be genetically modified to include a kill switch for bio-containment, and optimized for oil production.
