Tuesday, April 20, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Salon A-E (Hilton Clearwater Beach)
Co-chair:
Edward A. Bayer
8:00 AM
Adsorption of Trichoderma reesei cellulases on lignin-rich residues
Jenni Rahikainen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland;
Kaisa Marjamaa II, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland;
Saara Mikander, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland;
Sami Alakurtti, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland;
Tarja Tamminen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland;
Liisa Viikari, University of Helsinki;
Kristiina Kruus, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
8:30 AM
Constructing a mechanistic model for Cel7A processive action on cellulose from molecular simulation
Gregg T. Beckham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
Yannick J. Bomble, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
James F. Matthews, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
Lintao Bu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
John W. Brady, Cornell University;
Mark R. Nimlos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
William S. Adney, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
Michael E. Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
Michael F. Crowley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
9:00 AM
Functional annotation of Fibrobacter succinogenes carbohydrate active enzymes
Phil Brumm, C5-6 Technologies and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center;
David Mead, Lucigen and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center;
Julie Boyum, Lucigen and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center;
Colleen Drinkwater, Lucigen and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center;
Krishne Gowda, Lucigen and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center;
David Stevenson, USDA-ARS;
Paul Weimer, USDA-ARS
10:00 AM
The first crystal structure of a glycoside hydrolase family 3 β-xylosidase, Bxl1 from Hypocrea jecorina, at 1.8Å resolution
Nils Egil Mikkelsen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences;
Saeid Karkehabadi, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences;
Henrik Hansson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences;
Kathleen Piens, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences;
Jerry Ståhlberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences;
Edmund Larenas, Genencor a Division of Danisco;
Brad Kelemen, Genencor a Division of Danisco;
Colin Mitchinson, Genencor a Division of Danisco;
Mats Sandgren, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences