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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 130-134.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2014.03.022

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The Action of Trichoderma reesei Cellulases on Crystalline Cellulose with High Speed and High Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy

WANG Fang-fang, HUANG Feng   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • Received:2013-04-27 Online:2014-06-25 Published:2014-06-25

Abstract: The advantages of the atomic force microscopy and high speed atomic force microscopy on studying the dynamics of bio-macromolecule and the cellulytic enzyme system of Trichoderma reesei were presented. The results of high speed atomic force microscopy and high resolution atomic force microscopy in investigating the actions of Cel7A(TrCel7A), Cel6A(TrCel6A) and Cel7B(TrCel7B) of Trichoderma reesei on crystalline cellulose were reviewed in detail. The conclusion reveals that the loading of crystalline cellulose into catalytic domain and the hydrolysis of the glucosidic bond are prerequisite for the movement of Cel7A; increasing the hydrophobic area of crystalline cellulose and the combination of Cel6A and Cel7A enhance the hydrolytic rate of crystalline cellulose; Cel7B makes crystalline cellulose swelling. And it is prospective that HP-AFM will play an important role in elucidating the acting mechanism of cellulase on crystalline cellulose.

Key words: high speed atomic force microscopy, cellullase, crystalline cellulose

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