The specificity and the ability ofAspergillus feruloyl esterase to releasep-coumaric acid from complex cell walls of oat hulls

2004 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 729-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peiqiang Yu ◽  
John J McKinnon ◽  
David D Maenz ◽  
Vern J Racz ◽  
David A Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Cell Walls ◽  
Feruloyl Esterase ◽  
Complex Cell ◽  
Coumaric Acid ◽  
Oat Hulls

scholarly journals Production of Feruloyl Esterase from Aspergillus niger by Solid-State Fermentation on Different Carbon Sources

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyi Ou ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Ning Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Nitrogen Source ◽  
Wheat Bran ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Feruloyl Esterase ◽  
Plant Cell Walls ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Maize Bran

A mixture of wheat bran with maize bran as a carbon source and addition of (NH4)SO4 as nitrogen source was found to significantly increase production of feruloyl esterase (FAE) enzyme compared with wheat bran as a sole carbon and nitrogen source. The optimal conditions in conical flasks were carbon source (30 g) to water 1 : 1, maize bran to wheat bran 1 : 2, (NH4)SO4 1.2 g and MgSO4 70 mg. Under these conditions, FAE activity was 7.68 mU/g. The FAE activity on the mixed carbon sources showed, high activity against the plant cell walls contained in the cultures.

Observations on the Scutellum. III. Ferulic Acid as a Component of the Cell Wall in Wheat and Barley

1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 485 ◽  
Author(s):  
MG Smart ◽  
TP O'brien
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Ferulic Acid ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Inert Atmosphere ◽  
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy ◽  
Alkaline Extraction ◽  
Coumaric Acid ◽  
Ether Extract ◽  
Solvent Systems ◽  
Layer Chromatography

Fractions enriched in the cell walls of wheat and barley scutella were prepared from isolated, ungerminated scutella. The cell-wall fractions were subjected to hot, alkaline extraction under an inert atmosphere. An ether extract was investigated for phenolic compounds by thin-layer chromatography using three solvent systems and by ultraviolet spectroscopy. The major autofluorescent component of the scutella of both wheat and barley is ferulic acid. There is apparently no p-coumaric acid.

scholarly journals Pectin Rhamnogalacturonan II: On the “Small Stem with Four Branches” in the Primary Cell Walls of Plants

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beda M. Yapo
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Minor Component ◽  
Primary Cell ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Complex Cell ◽  
Rhamnogalacturonan Ii ◽  
Branching Point ◽  
A Chain

Rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II) is a type of block copolymer of complex pectins that represents a quantitatively minor component of the primary cell walls of land (vascular) plants. The structural composition of RG-II is almost totally sequenced and appears to be remarkably conserved in all tracheophytes so far examined. The backbone of RG-II, released from complex (cell wall) pectins by endo-polygalacturonase (Endo-PG) treatment, has been found to contain up to 15 (1→4)-linked-α-D-GalpA units, some of which carry four well-defined side chains, often referred to as A-, B-, C-, and D-side chains. Nevertheless, the relative locations on the backbone of these four branches, especially the A chain, remain to be ascertained. A combination of different data suggests that neither the terminal nonreducing GalA nor the contiguous GalA unit is likely to be the branching point of the A chain, but probably the ninth GalA residue from the reducing end, assuming a minimum backbone length of 11 (1→4)-linked-α-d-GalpA. The latest reports on RG-II are here highlighted, with a provided update for the macrostructure and array of functionalities.

scholarly journals Overexpression of a Sugarcane BAHD Acyltransferase Alters Hydroxycinnamate Content in Maize Cell Wall

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Fanelli ◽  
David M. Rancour ◽  
Michael Sullivan ◽  
Steven D. Karlen ◽  
John Ralph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Coumaric Acid ◽  
Maize Cell ◽  
High Conservation ◽  
Mild Hydrolysis ◽  
Similar Gene ◽  
Bahd Acyltransferase

The purification of hydroxycinnamic acids [p-coumaric acid (pCA) and ferulic acid (FA)] from grass cell walls requires high-cost processes. Feedstocks with increased levels of one hydroxycinnamate in preference to the other are therefore highly desirable. We identified and conducted expression analysis for nine BAHD acyltransferase ScAts genes from sugarcane. The high conservation of AT10 proteins, together with their similar gene expression patterns, supported a similar role in distinct grasses. Overexpression of ScAT10 in maize resulted in up to 75% increase in total pCA content. Mild hydrolysis and derivatization followed by reductive cleavage (DFRC) analysis showed that pCA increase was restricted to the hemicellulosic portion of the cell wall. Furthermore, total FA content was reduced up to 88%, resulting in a 10-fold increase in the pCA/FA ratio. Thus, we functionally characterized a sugarcane gene involved in pCA content on hemicelluloses and generated a C4 plant that is promising for valorizing pCA production in biorefineries.

Feruloyl esterase activity and its role in regulating the feruloylation of maize cell walls

2020 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Dyoni M. Oliveira ◽  
Thatiane R. Mota ◽  
Fábio V. Salatta ◽  
Guilherme H.G. de Almeida ◽  
Vanessa G.A. Olher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Esterase Activity ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Feruloyl Esterase ◽  
Maize Cell

A thermostable feruloyl-esterase from the hemicellulolytic bacterium Thermobacillus xylanilyticus releases phenolic acids from non-pretreated plant cell walls

2011 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 541-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harivony Rakotoarivonina ◽  
Beatrice Hermant ◽  
Brigitte Chabbert ◽  
Jean-Pierre Touzel ◽  
Caroline Remond
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell ◽  
Phenolic Acids ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Feruloyl Esterase ◽  
Plant Cell Walls

The interactive effects of enriched sources of Aspergillus ferulic acid esterase and Trichoderma xylanase on the quantitative release of hydroxycinnamic acids from oat hulls

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Yu ◽  
J. J. McKinnon ◽  
D. D. Maenz ◽  
V. J. Racz ◽  
D. A. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Ferulic Acid ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Hydroxycinnamic Acids ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Coumaric Acid ◽  
Ferulic Acid Esterase ◽  
Rumen Microorganisms ◽  
Oat Hulls ◽  
Combined Action

Oat hulls contain relatively high amounts of hydroxycinnamic acids, mainly ferulic (4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic) and p-coumaric acids (4-hydroxy-cinnamic), which are inhibitory to cell wall biodegradability by rumen microorganisms. In this paper, a study of the interactive effects of enriched sources of Aspergillus ferulic acid esterase (A-FAE) and Trichoderma xylanase (T-XYL) at different levels on the quantitative release of ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid from oat hulls was carried out. The results show that relative to A-FAE alone, the combined action of A-FAE and T-XYL was superior in causing the release of ferulic acid [up to 41.0% (± 2.1%)], indicating that T-XYL is important in acting with A-FAE in the degradation of feruloyl-polysaccharides of oat hulls. There was no effect of A-FAE alone, but a significant effect of A-FAE in combination with T-XYL on the release of p-coumaric acid from oat hulls. However, there was no extensive release of p-coumaric acid [(maximum release of 9.0% (± 0.7%)] by A-FAE in the presence of T-XYL, indicating a specificity of A-FAE for feruloyl groups, which only efficiently releases ferulic acid and not p-coumaric acid from oat hulls. This study suggests that A-FAE with T-XYL has an interactive effect to be able to break the ester linkage between ferulic acid and the attached sugar, releasing a significant proportion of the ferulic acid from oat hulls. This action, which causes disruption of crosslinks, has the potential to improve hydrolysis of the remaining polysaccharides by rumen microorganisms, which, in turn, would improve rumen degradability of oat hulls. Key words: Ferulic acid esterase, oat hulls, hydroxycinnamic acids, biodegradation

A quantitative investigation of symplasmic transport in Chara corallina. I. Ultrastructure of the nodal complex cell walls

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1209-1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Fischer ◽  
J. Dainty ◽  
M. T. Tyree
Keyword(s):  
Cell Walls ◽  
Pore Diameter ◽  
Chara Corallina ◽  
Central Cell ◽  
Relative Area ◽  
Complex Cell ◽  
Quantitative Investigation ◽  
Peripheral Cell ◽  
Internodal Cell ◽  
Symplasmic Transport

We present a quantitative ultrastructural study of the size and frequency (density distribution) of plasmodesmata in the cell wall in common between the internodal cell and peripheral cell (and central cell) of Chara corallina. In the wall in common between the central cell and internodal cell the relative area occupied by plasmodesmata is 15.3%; the pore diameter (less the plasmalemma) is 118 nm; the length is 1.54 μm, and the frequency is 1.4 × 109 pores/cm2. In the wall in common between the peripheral cell and internodal cell the relative area occupied by the plasmodesmata is 9.6%; the pore diameter is 100 nm; the length is 1.07 μm; and the frequency is 1.2 × 109 pores/cm2. The plasmodesmata have an anastomosing structure like Nitella translucens but the pore diameter and frequency are much greater.

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