Method for increasing thermostability in cellulase emzymes by removal of the cellulose binding domains

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The gene encoding Acidothermus cellulolyticus E1 endoglucanase is cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris. A new modified E1 endoglucanase enzyme comprising the , catalytic domain of the full size E1 enzyme demonstrates enhanced thermostability and is , produced by two methods. The first method of producing the new modified E1 is proteolytic cleavage to remove the cellulose binding domain and linker peptide of the full , size E1. The second method of producing the new modified E1 is genetic truncation of , the gene encoding the full size E1 so that the catalytic domain is expressed in the, expression product.