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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, June 2006, p. 283-295, Vol. 70, No. 2
1092-2172/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MMBR.00028-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Carbohydrate Binding Modules: Biochemical Properties and Novel Applications

Oded Shoseyov,1* Ziv Shani,2 and Ilan Levy3

The Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture and The Otto Warburg Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12,1 CBD-Technologies Ltd., Tamar Science Park, P.O. Box 199,2 Department of Structural Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, P.O. Box 26, Rehovot 76100, Israel3

Polysaccharide-degrading microorganisms express a repertoire of hydrolytic enzymes that act in synergy on plant cell wall and other natural polysaccharides to elicit the degradation of often-recalcitrant substrates. These enzymes, particularly those that hydrolyze cellulose and hemicellulose, have a complex molecular architecture comprising discrete modules which are normally joined by relatively unstructured linker sequences. This structure is typically comprised of a catalytic module and one or more carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) that bind to the polysaccharide. CBMs, by bringing the biocatalyst into intimate and prolonged association with its substrate, allow and promote catalysis. Based on their properties, CBMs are grouped into 43 families that display substantial variation in substrate specificity, along with other properties that make them a gold mine for biotechnologists who seek natural molecular "Velcro" for diverse and unusual applications. In this article, we review recent progress in the field of CBMs and provide an up-to-date summary of the latest developments in CBM applications.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel. Phone: 972-8-9481084. Fax: 972-8-9462283. E-mail: shoseyov{at}agri.huji.ac.il.

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, June 2006, p. 283-295, Vol. 70, No. 2
1092-2172/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MMBR.00028-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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