Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Physical constraints and functional plasticity of cellulases

  • Jeppe Kari,
  • Gustavo A. Molina,
  • Kay S. Schaller,
  • Corinna Schiano-di-Cola,
  • Stefan J. Christensen,
  • Silke F. Badino,
  • Trine H. Sørensen,
  • Nanna S. Røjel,
  • Malene B. Keller,
  • Nanna Rolsted Sørensen,
  • Bartlomiej Kolaczkowski,
  • Johan P. Olsen,
  • Kristian B. R. M. Krogh,
  • Kenneth Jensen,
  • Ana M. Cavaleiro,
  • Günther H. J. Peters,
  • Nikolaj Spodsberg,
  • Kim Borch,
  • Peter Westh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24075-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Enzyme reactions at interfaces are common in both Nature and industrial applications but no general kinetic framework exists for interfacial enzymes. Here, the authors kinetically characterize 83 cellulases and identify a scaling relationship between ligand binding strength and maximal turnover, a so-called linear free energy relationship, which may help rationalize cellulolytic mechanisms and guide the selection of technical enzymes.