title: The effect of the cellulose-binding domain from Clostridium cellulovorans on the supramolecular structure of cellulose fibers.
abstract: The cellulose-binding domain (CBD) is the second important and the most wide-spread element of cellulase structure involved in cellulose transformation with a great structural diversity and a range of adsorption behavior toward different types of cellulosic materials. The effect of the CBD from Clostridium cellulovorans on the supramolecular structure of three different sources of cellulose (cotton cellulose, spruce dissolving pulp, and cellulose linters) was studied. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to record amides I and II absorption bands of cotton cellulose treated with CBD. Structural changes as weakening and splitting of the hydrogen bonds within the cellulose chains after CBD adsorption were observed. The decrease of relative crystallinity index of the treated celluloses was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to confirm the binding of the CBD on the cellulose surface and the changing of the cellulose morphology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Textile Materials and Design, Institute of Engineering Materials and Design, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciolacu
authors.forename: Janez
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kovac
authors.forename: Vanja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kokol
mesh_terms: D002480:Cellulase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D046974:Clostridium cellulovorans / Q000378:metabolism*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose; D002480:Cellulase