Light-driven oxidation of polysaccharides by photosynthetic pigments and a metalloenzyme

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases are proteins involved in the degradation of plant biomass and are promising biotechnological tools for biofuel production. Here, the authors show that their catalytic activity is significantly boosted when they are combined with photopigments and exposed to light.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. Cannella, K. B. Möllers, N.-U. Frigaard, P. E. Jensen, M. J. Bjerrum, K. S. Johansen, C. Felby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11134