Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Bombardi, Luca; Coltro, Annalaura; Fusco, Salvatore

Titolo:

Endo-1,4-β-D-xylanase Assay Using Azo-Xylan and Variants Thereof

Anno:

2025

Tipologia prodotto:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Lingua:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Nome rivista:

BIO-PROTOCOL

ISSN Rivista:

2331-8325

N° Volume:

15

Numero o Fascicolo:

1369

Intervallo pagine:

1-11

Parole chiave:

Azo-Xylan; Colorimetric assay; Dyed xylan; Enzymatic assay; Lignocellulosic biomass; Thermostability; Xylan degradation; Xylanases

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

: Xylan is the main component of hemicellulose and consists of a complex heteropolysaccharide with a heterogeneous structure. This framework, in addition to the crystalline structure of cellulosic fibers and the rigidity of lignin, makes lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) highly recalcitrant to degradation. Xylanases are glycoside hydrolases that cleave the β-1,4-glycoside linkages in the xylan backbone and have attracted increasing attention due to their potential uses in various industrial sectors such as pulp and paper, baking, pharmaceuticals, and lignocellulosic biorefining. For decades, the measurement of xylanase activity was based on reducing sugar quantification methods like DNS or Nelson/Somogyi assays, with numerous limitations in terms of specificity and interference from other enzymatic activities. A better alternative is the colorimetric Azo-Xylan assay, which specifically measures the endo-1,4-β-D-xylanase activity. In this study, the Azo-Xylan protocol was adapted from the company Megazyme to determine the enzymatic activity of thermostable xylanases produced by microbial consortia (i.e., microbiomes), aiming to determine biochemical features such as temperature and pH optima, thermostability, and shelf life. This modified approach offers a rapid, cost-effective, and highly specific method for the determination of xylanase activity in complex mixtures, helping the development of a xylanase-based method for the hydrolysis of hard-degrading substrates in bio-based industries. Key features • Direct enzyme assay for qualitative xylanase activity detection or quantitative measurement with a calibration curve. • Specific for determination of endo-1,4-β-D-xylanase activity, allowing to overcome interferences by enzymes with other activities.

Id prodotto:

145816

Handle IRIS:

11562/1162229

ultima modifica:

16 maggio 2025

Citazione bibliografica:

Bombardi, Luca; Coltro, Annalaura; Fusco, Salvatore, Endo-1,4-β-D-xylanase Assay Using Azo-Xylan and Variants Thereof «BIO-PROTOCOL» , vol. 15 , n. 1369 , 2025 , pp. 1-11

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