20240918-Koh-Esterase-Binding (IMAGE)

Kobe University

20240918-Koh-Esterase-Binding

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Using computational simulation, the Kobe University bioengineer KOH Sangho and his team could show that the fungal wood-separating enzyme binds to a short hemicellulose tail before separating the hemicellulose and lignin portions.

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KOH Sangho, modified from S. Koh et al. (2024), DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150642 (CC BY)

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