Characteristics of lignin fractions from dilute acid pretreated switchgrass and their effect on cellobiohydrolase from Trichoderma longibrachiatum

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To investigate the interactions between acid pretreated switchgrass lignin and cellobiohydrolase (CBH), three different lignin fractions were isolated from dilute acid pretreated switchgrass by (i) ethanol extraction, followed by (ii) dioxane/H2O extraction, and (iii) cellulase treatment, respectively. Structural properties of each lignin fraction were elucidated by GPC, 13C-NMR, and 2D-HSQC NMR analyses. The adsorptions of CBH to the isolated lignin fractions were also studied by Langmuir adsorption isotherms. Ethanol-extractable lignin fraction, mainly composed of syringyl (S) and guaiacyl (G) units, had the lowest molecular weight, while dioxane/H2O-extracted lignin fraction had the lowest S/G ratio with higher content of p-coumaric acid (pCA) unit. The residual lignin fraction after enzymatic treatment had the highest S/G ratio without hydroxyphenyl (H) unit. Strong associations were found between lignin properties such as lignin composition and S/G ratio and its non-productive enzyme adsorption factors including the maximum adsorption capacity and binding strength.

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Yao, L., Yang, H., Yoo, C. G., Meng, X., Pu, Y., Hao, N., & Ragauskas, A. J. (2018). Characteristics of lignin fractions from dilute acid pretreated switchgrass and their effect on cellobiohydrolase from Trichoderma longibrachiatum. Frontiers in Energy Research, 6(FEB). https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2018.00001

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