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Metagen Enzyme’s current biocatalyst development focuses on 6 novel microbial enzymes. These include:
1) low-molecular weight mono-modular and processive endocellulases
• effectively hydrolyze crystalline and amorphous cellulose from raw and pre-treated biomass feedstock as well as feed materials
• crystalline cellulose being the beta-glycosidic bond linked glucose polymer component of the lignocellulose-based biomass materials
2) ligninolytic enzymes
• effectively degrade lignin
• lignin being the plant polyphenolic polymer component and affecting porosity of the lignocellulose-based biomass materials
3) hemicellulases
• break down hemicelluloses
• hemicelluloses being a group of heterogeneous polymer components of the lignocellulose-based biomass materials
4) pectinases
• break down pectin
• pectin being polymers of galacturonan of the lignocellulose-based biomass materials
5) mycotoxin degradation enzymes
• degrade or metabolize major mycotoxin metabolites
• mycotoxin metabolites being produced by fungal molds and toxic to animals and humans
6) alkaline phosphatases
• detoxify the endotoxin lipopolysaccharides (LPS) via dephosphorylation
• the endotoxin LPS being produced by Gram-negative bacteria and causing local and systemic inflammation via the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in animals and humans