Plant wall degradative compounds and systems
The present invention relates to cell wall degradative systems, in particular to systems containing enzymes that bind to and/or depolymerize cellulose. These systems have a number of applications.
1. An isolated Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 polynucleotide encoding an amino acid sequence with arabinofuranosidase activity and comprising a GH43 domain.
2. An isolated Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 polypeptide with arabinofuranosidase activity and comprising a GH43 domain.
3. A vector comprising an isolated Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 polynucleotide encoding an amino acid sequence with arabinofuranosidase activity and comprising a GH43 domain.
4. A host cell comprising an isolated Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 polynucleotide encoding an amino acid sequence with arabinofuranosidase activity and comprising a GH43 domain.
5. The host cell of claim 4 , wherein the cell is an Escherichia coli cell.