title: Characteristic strategy of assimilation of various saccharides by Clostridium cellulovorans.
abstract: Clostridium cellulovorans can effectively assimilate not only cellulose but also hemicellulose by producing cellulosomal and non-cellulosomal enzymes. However, little is known about how C. cellulovorans assimilates various saccharides in media containing polysaccharides and oligosaccharides. In this research, we investigated the property of saccharide incorporation and assimilation by C. cellulovorans. Faster growth in media containing xylan and cellulose was achieved by switching polysaccharides, in which xylan was first assimilated, followed by cellulose. Furthermore, the presence of polysaccharides that can be easily degraded might increase the assimilation rate of lignocellulose by promoting growth. These properties of C. cellulovorans could be suitable for the effective utilization of lignocellulosic biomass.
authors: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Takako
authors: T
authors: Inamori
authors: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.|Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Shunsuke
authors: S
authors: Aburaya
authors: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.|Kyoto Integrated Science and Technology Bio-Analysis Center, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Hironobu
authors: H
authors: Morisaka
authors: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Kouichi
authors: K
authors: Kuroda
authors: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. miueda@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp.|Kyoto Integrated Science and Technology Bio-Analysis Center, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. miueda@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors: Mitsuyoshi
authors: M
authors: Ueda
keywords: Cellulose; Clostridium cellulovorans; Hemicellulose; Polysaccharide assimilation