Communications Materials (Aug 2022)
Enzymatic upgrading of nanochitin using an ancient lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase
Abstract
Enzymes are effective at chemically converting low-value biomass to technological materials. Here, an ancestral lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase enzyme is used to synthesize chitin nanocrystals, which are used as a matrix for cell growth and to create conducting graphene oxide bioinks.