The GH5 1,4-β-mannanase from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04 possesses a low-affinity mannan-binding module and highlights the diversity of mannanolytic enzymes

β-Mannans are abundant and diverse plant structural and storage polysaccharides. Certain human gut microbiota members including health-promoting Bifidobacterium spp. catabolize dietary mannans. Little insight is ...

Source: BMC Biochemistry - November 11, 2015 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Johan Morrill, Evelina Kulcinskaja, Anna Maria Sulewska, Sampo Lahtinen, Henrik Stålbrand, Birte Svensson and Maher Abou Hachem Source Type: research