Characterization of a novel GH10 alkali-thermostable xylanase from a termite microbiome

Abstract

1.	Biochemical and molecular structural characterization of a novel GH10 xylanase (Xyl10B) from a termite gut microbiome.
2.	Xyl10B is a candidate biocatalyst in the bleaching process of pulp and the paper industries because of its inactivity on carboxymethyl cellulose.
3.	The shorter xylooligosaccharides generated from the hydrolysis of xylan would be suitable in different applications, including the food industry as prebiotics.

Keywords

GH10 / Endoxylanase / Biochemical characterization / Termite gut microbiome

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Funding

Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria(PI 102)

Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica((PICT) 2018-#4149)

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(PIP-2021-2561)