Le système de sécrétion de type II (T2SS) est largement répandu chez les bactéries à Gram négatif et est, entre autre, exploité par de nombreux pathogènes pour sécréter des facteurs de virulence dans le milieu extérieur. Le T2SS est constitué de 12 à 15 protéines différentes s’associant en une machinerie complexe qui traverse la totalité de l’enveloppe bactérienne. Ce système assure la sécrétion de protéines repliées du périplasme au milieu extracellulaire. Le mode de fonctionnement de cette machinerie n’est toujours pas connu. Pour comprendre les mécanismes moléculaires régissant la sécrétion des protéines par le T2SS, nous avons utilisé comme modèle le T2SS de la bactérie phytopathogène Dickeya dadantii, nommé Out, qui assure la sécrétion de pectinases entrainant la pourriture molle chez de nombreux végétaux. Nous avons employé des approches de pontage disulfure, double hybride bactérien et GST-pull down afin d’étudier l’arrangement et l’organisation des composants au sein du système de sécrétion. Nous avons ainsi montré que les composants de la membrane interne et la sécrétine de la membrane externe se coordonnent entre eux grâce à un réseau d’interactions complexe et dynamique qui peut être modifié par la présence d’une protéine à sécréter. En combinant des approches génétiques, biochimiques, structurales et bioinformatiques, nous avons étudié le mécanisme de reconnaissance de la pectinase PelI, par deux composants majeurs du système, la protéine de membrane interne OutC et la sécrétine OutD qui forme le pore du T2SS dans la membrane externe. Nous avons montré que PelI interagit avec les domaines périplasmiques HR et PDZ d’OutC et N0 et N1 d’OutD. La présence de N1 renforce l’interaction PDZ/PelI suggérant que le processus de sécrétion pourrait être régi par une succession de contacts synergiques. PDZOutC reconnait une boucle de 9 résidus au sein de l’exoprotéine PelI. Cette boucle constitue un motif d’adressage spécifique contrôlant le recrutement de PelI par la machinerie de sécrétion Out. Des études in silico et in vivo ont montré l’existence de régions similaires à cette boucle au sein d’autres pectinases sécrétées par D. dadantii. Par ailleurs, l’interaction N1OutD/PelI impliquerait un contact de brins β ainsi que la région non structurée située en amont de N1. Ces travaux constituent la première démonstration expérimentale du rôle de signal de sécrétion d’un élément structural précis d’une exoprotéine sécrétée par un T2SS. Ils ont également permis pour la première fois de caractériser des sites précis d’interactions entre une protéine sécrétée et des composants du T2SS. Cette étude constitue une avancée majeure dans la compréhension des mécanismes moléculaires qui gouvernent le recrutement et la sécrétion des protéines par le système de type II. / The type II secretion system (T2SS) is widespread in Gram-negative bacteria. It is notably exploited by various pathogenic bacteria to secrete virulence factors into the extracellular milieu and host tissues. The T2SS is composed of 12 to 15 proteins that assemble together into a complex machine that spans the bacterial envelope. It allows the translocation of fully folded proteins from the periplasm across the outer membrane. The exact mode of action of this sophisticated machine is still unknown. The phytopathogenic bacterium Dickeya dadantii uses a T2SS, named Out, to secrete several plant cell-wall degrading enzymes that cause the soft rot disease of many plants. We used the Out system of this bacterium as a model to study the molecular mechanism of protein secretion by T2SS. In order to study the mutual arrangement of the different components of this machinery, we used disulfide bonding, bacterial two hybrid and GST-pull down. We showed that the components of the inner membrane platform interact together and we characterized several interfaces between the inner membrane component OutC and the outer membrane secretin OutD. These various contacts create a complex and dynamic network within the secretion machine that can be modulated by the presence of a protein to be secreted. Subsequently, we combined genetic, biochemical, structural and bioinformatics approaches to study how the pectinase PelI is recognized by the inner membrane component OutC and the pore-forming secretin OutD. We showed that PelI interacts with the periplasmic domains HR and PDZ of OutC and N0 and N1 of OutD. The presence of N1OutD positively modulates the PDZ/PelI interaction, suggesting that protein progression through the T2SS could involve a succession of synergistic contacts. The OutC PDZ domain recognizes a short loop of PelI. This loop acts as a specific secretion signal that controls exoprotein recruitment by the T2SS. Concerted in silico and in vivo approaches suggest the occurrence of equivalent secretion motifs in other exoproteins. The interaction between PelI and OutD could involve a β-strand contact and an intrinsically disordered region located upstream of N1. This work provides the first experimental evidence of molecular mechanisms that govern exoprotein recruitment by the T2SS. Notably, we identified a short structural element acting as a secretion signal and characterized for the first time the interfaces between the T2SS components and a protein to be secreted. This study provides important new mechanistic insights to understand the functioning of this secretion machine.

Pectic polysaccharides, a class of plant cell wall polymers, form one of the most complex networks known in nature. Despite their complex structure and their importance in plant biology, little is known about the molecular mechanism of their biosynthesis, modification, and turnover, particularly their structure-function relationship. One way to gain insight into pectin metabolism is the identification of mutants with an altered pectin structure. Those were obtained by a recently developed pectinase-based genetic screen. Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings grown in liquid medium containing pectinase solutions exhibited particular phenotypes: they were dwarfed and slightly chlorotic. However, when genetically different A. thaliana seed populations (random T-DNA insertional populations as well as EMS-mutagenized populations and natural variations) were subjected to this treatment, individuals were identified that exhibit a different visible phenotype compared to wild type or other ecotypes and may thus contain a different pectin structure (pec-mutants). After confirming that the altered phenotype occurs only when the pectinase is present, the EMS mutants were subjected to a detailed cell wall analysis with particular emphasis on pectins. This suite of mutants identified in this study is a valuable resource for further analysis on how the pectin network is regulated, synthesized and modified. Flanking sequences of some of the T-DNA lines have pointed toward several interesting genes, one of which is PEC100. This gene encodes a putative sugar transporter gene, which, based on our data, is implicated in rhamnogalacturonan-I synthesis. The subcellular localization of PEC100 was studied by GFP fusion and this protein was found to be localized to the Golgi apparatus, the organelle where pectin biosynthesis occurs. Arabidopsis ecotype C24 was identified as a susceptible one when grown with pectinases in liquid culture and had a different oligogalacturonide mass profile when compared to ecotype Col-0. Pectic oligosaccharides have been postulated to be signal molecules involved in plant pathogen defense mechanisms. Indeed, C24 showed elevated accumulation of reactive oxygen species upon pectinase elicitation and had altered response to the pathogen Alternaria brassicicola in comparison to Col-0. Using a recombinant inbred line population three major QTLs were identified to be responsible for the susceptibility of C24 to pectinases. In a reverse genetic approach members of the qua2 (putative pectin methyltransferase) family were tested for potential target genes that affect pectin methyl-esterification. The list of these genes was determined by in silico study of the pattern of expression and co-expression of all 34 members of this family resulting in 6 candidate genes. For only for one of the 6 analyzed genes a difference in the oligogalacturonide mass profile was observed in the corresponding knock-out lines, confirming the hypothesis that the methyl-esterification pattern of pectin is fine tuned by members of this gene family. This study of pectic polysaccharides through forward and reverse genetic screens gave new insight into how pectin structure is regulated and modified, and how these modifications could influence pectin mediated signalling and pathogenicity. / Pektin Polysaccharide, eine Klasse pflanzlicher Zellwand Polymere, formen eine der komplexesten natürlichen Strukturen. Trotz seiner immensen Bedeutung in der Biologie der Pflanzen sind die Kenntisse über die molekularen Mechanismen der Pektin Biosynthese, dessen Modifikation und Abbau überraschend gering. Eine Möglichkeit neue Einblicke in den pflanzlichen Pektin Metabolismus zu erhalten, ist die Identifizierung von Mutanten mit veränderter Pektinstruktur. Solche Mutanten konnten durch ein neuatiges Selektionsverfahren gefunden werden. Zieht man Keimlinge der Ackerschmalwand (Arabidopsis thaliana) in Flüssigmedium mit Pektinase an, so lässt sich ein typischer Phänotyp beobachten: Die Pflanzen sind kleinwüchsig und leicht chlorotisch. Diesem Verfahren wurden Populationen verschiedener Genotypen (Insertions Linien, EMS Mutanten, natürlich vorkommende Varianten) ausgesetzt. Auf diese Weise wurden Individuen identifiziert, die gegenüber der Pektinase Behandlung eine verminderte oder erhöhte Resistenz aufweisen, was auf eine veränderte Pektinstruktur hindeutet. Die EMS Mutanten wurden einer detaillierten Zellwand Analyse unterzogen. die so in dieser Arbeit identifizierte Kollektion von Mutanten stellt eine wertvolle Ressource für weitere Forschungsansätze zur Regulation, Biosynthese und Modifikation des Pektins dar. Die Lokalisation der Insertionen in den T-DNA Linien führte zur Identifikation interessanter Gene, zu denen der putative Zuckertransporter PEC100 gehört. Dieses Gen steht vermutlich in Verbindung mit der Synthese von Rhamnogalakturonan-I, einem Bestandteil des Pektins. In dieser Arbeit konnte PEC100 im Golgi Apparat, dem Ort der Pektin Biosynthese, lokalisiert werden. Die natürlich vorkommende Variante C24 ist besonders empfindlich gegenüber der Pektinase. Diese Empfindlichkeit konnte anhand rekombinanter Inzucht Linien auf drei bedeutende quantitative Merkmalsloci (QTL) eingegrenzt werden. C24 zeigte zudem ein gegenüber der Referenz verändertes Massenprofil der Oligogalakturonide. Diese werden derzeit als Signalmoleküle in der pflanzlichen Pathogenabwehr diskutiert, was mit der in dieser Arbeit geseigten Resistenz von C24 gegenüber Schwarzfleckigkeit verursachende Pilz (Alternaria brassicicola) korreliert. In einem revers-genetischen Ansatz wurden zudem Mitglieder der Pektin Methyltransferase Familie als potentielle Enzyme getestet, die die Pektin Methylesterifikation beeinflussen könnten. Diese Mutation in einer dieser Methyltransferasen führte zu Veränderungen des Oligogalakturonid Massenprofils. Dies bestätigt die Hypothese, dass Mitglieder dieser Genfamilie an der Regulation der Methylesterifikation von Pektin beteiligt sind. Die vorliegende Studie, in der ein genetishen Selektionverfahren und Methoden der reversen Genetik kombiniert wurden, hat neue Einblicke in die Regulation und Modifikation von Pektin geliefert.

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In the case of melon, the study of flesh firmness is facilitated since it has a great variability, whose amplitude allows a better observation of differences between biochemistry phenomena of cell wall. For that reason, the present work aimed to evaluate the comportment of the varieties acidulus (access 16), momordica (access 2), inodorus (cv. Iracema) and cantalupensis (cv. Olympic), related to maturation and storage of the fruits. Therefore, two experiments were installed. At first one, about maturation, fruits were obtained from determined harvest times by flower anthesis, and a completely randomized design for each mentioned variety was set. In the second one, melons of acidulus, momordica and inodorus varieties were stored in cooler with humidity control (9±1 °C e 85±5%), and evaluated from fruit samples randomLy picked, on a determined time according to each variety durability. For both experiments, fruits were evaluated to physical and chemical characteristics; to the pectinases activity of pectin methylestarese, poligalacturonase and betagalactosidase; and pectin content in three solubilization levels: water soluble, chelate soluble and sodium carbonate soluble. The adequate harvest day for each melon was, 35 days after anthesis for cv. Iracema, 30 days for cv. Olympic, 30 days for access 16 and 20 days for access 2. During maturation, it was observed high flesh firmness of access 16, when compared to remain fruits evaluated, due to its low betagalactosidase activity, as well as its upkeep of chelate and sodium carbonate pectin. Access 2 showed a high decrease in firmness, followed by the tissue cracking at the end of maturation; such an event was consecutive of the water soluble pectin increase and decrease of the chelate and sodium carbonate soluble pectins, with a raise of all pectinases at the maturation ending. Access 16 and the yellow melon (cv. Iracema) has storage potential of 30 days, in refrigerated storage. Access 2, at same conditions, had durability of 10 days. The firmness loss of all studied melons types has been associated to the Betagalactosidase enzyme activity, and to the reduction of the chelate and sodium carbonate pectin fractions. Access 16 had high conservation, keeping flesh firmness until 32 days, with high pectin levels due to low pectinase levels. The access 2 fruits showed a high decrease on flesh firmness, what deteriorated the inner appearance of the fruit. Both pectinases activities as pectin dissolution contributed to the occurred / A firmeza da polpa tem estreita relação com a manutenção da estrutura da parede celular, dessa forma, um maior conhecimento sobre o metabolismo da parede celular é indispensável para análise de aspectos relativos à alterações na textura da polpa. No caso do melão, o estudo da firmeza da polpa é facilitado, uma vez que este apresenta uma elevada variabilidade, cuja amplitude permite observar melhor as diferenças entre fenômenos bioquímicos na parede celular. Portanto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o comportamento das variedades acidulus (acesso 16), momordica (acesso 2), inodorus (cv. Iracema) e cantalupensis (cv. Olympic), com relação à maturação e armazenamento dos frutos. Para tanto, dois experimentos foram instalados. No primeiro, foram estudadas as transformações que ocorrem durante a maturação dos melões, onde os frutos foram colhidos em 5 estádios de maturação, que foram pré-determinados pela antese floral; tendo utilizado o delineamento inteiramente casualizado. No segundo, os melões das variedades acidulus, momordica e inodorus foram armazenados em ambiente refrigerado (9±1 °C e 85±5% de umidade relativa), por até 32 dias e avaliados em períodos determinados para cada variedade, de modo a constituir um delineamento inteiramente casualizado para cada tipo de melão. Em ambos os experimentos os frutos foram avaliados quanto às características físicas e químicas, à atividade das pectinametilesterase, poligalacturonase e betagalactosidase, e conteúdo de pectinas em três níveis de solubilização: solúveis em água, em quelato e carbonato de sódio. O ponto de colheita ideal para os melões foram de 35 dias após a antese para cv. Iracema, 30 dias para cv. Olympic, 30 dias para o acesso 16, e 20 dias para o acesso 2. Durante a maturação foi observada elevada firmeza da polpa do acesso 16, em relação aos demais frutos avaliados, que foi associada à uma baixa atividade da betagalactosidase, bem como a manutenção de elevadas concentrações de pectinas solúveis em quelato e carbonato de sódio. O acesso 2 apresentou uma elevada queda na firmeza, com rompimento do tecido do fruto ao final da maturação; tal acontecimento foi acompanhado da elevação da concentração de pectina solúvel em água e redução das concentrações de pectinas solúveis em quelato e carbonato de sódio, em conjunto com uma elevação da atividade das pectinases ao final da maturação. O acesso 16 e o melão amarelo (cv. Iracema) possuem potencial de armazenamento de 30 dias, em condições refrigeradas. O acesso 2, nas mesmas condições, teve vida útil pós-colheita de 10 dias. A perda da firmeza dos melões estudados está associada à atividade da enzima Beta-gal, e à redução das frações de pectina, solúveis em quelato e carbonato. O acesso 16 teve elevada vida útil, com manutenção da firmeza da polpa até 32 dias, mantendo elevados níveis de pectina, solúveis em quelato e carbonato de sódio, devido à baixa atividade das pectinases. Os frutos do acesso 2 apresentaram uma queda elevada na firmeza da polpa, fato que deteriorou a aparência interna do fruto. Tanto a atividade das pectinases quanto a dissolução das pectinas contribuíram para o ocorrido / 2017-07-03

Different pulps were chemically (nitren) and biologically (enzyme) treated in order to improve the chemical accessibility and dissolution capacity in cold NaOH. The treatments effect on the pulp properties was accessed by studying the changes on their chemical and macromolecular structure and by analyzing the dissolution performance in cold NaOH.The nitren treatment has the effect of removing a large part of the xylan present in a dissolving pulp and is also removing mannans. Increasing the nitren concentrations will extract also cellulose and decrease its mean molar mass. These extractions are favorable for the dissolution in cold NaOH–water, being more effective with higher nitren concentrations. A maximum of 44.7% increase on the dissolution yield was achieved.The new enzymatic treatment shows a higher efficiency on promoting fibers accessibility to NaOH ions, (directly correlated with the enzymatic load), allowing a maximum increase of 150% on the dissolution yield. A slight decrease of the average molar mass was also seen. The different pulps reacted differently to the treatments, showing that the pulping pretreatments have an influence on the enzymatic efficiency. Using a mixture of enzymes and endoglucanase showed that the synergistic effect of these two enzymes is more effective on cellulose activation.Both nitren and enzymatic treatments are improving the pulp chemical accessibility mostly by modifying the structure of the primary wall and S1 wall. This promotes the swelling of these wood cell structures, allowing the access of the NaOH solvating ions into fiber regions not accessible on the original pulp. The nitren is disassembling the fiber surface with extraction of hemicelluloses and degrading the cellulosic structure.The use of this enzyme on the cellulose pulps activation towards dissolution in cold NaOH is of great importance. It presents a high potential in both technical, with further development and industrial implementation, and fundamental research fields, with further studies on mechanisms of cellulose activation.The work was performed in Cemef - Mines ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis, France, and TI / Hamburg University, Germany and financed by Sappi, Tembec, Lenzing, Viskase and Spontex and had support from EPNOE (European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence). / Different pulps were chemically (nitren) and biologically (enzyme) treated in order to improve the chemical accessibility and dissolution capacity in cold NaOH. The treatments effect on the pulp properties was accessed by studying the changes on their chemical and macromolecular structure and by analyzing the dissolution performance in cold NaOH.The nitren treatment has the effect of removing a large part of the xylan present in a dissolving pulp and is also removing mannans. Increasing the nitren concentrations will extract also cellulose and decrease its mean molar mass. These extractions are favorable for the dissolution in cold NaOH–water, being more effective with higher nitren concentrations. A maximum of 44.7% increase on the dissolution yield was achieved.The new enzymatic treatment shows a higher efficiency on promoting fibers accessibility to NaOH ions, (directly correlated with the enzymatic load), allowing a maximum increase of 150% on the dissolution yield. A slight decrease of the average molar mass was also seen. The different pulps reacted differently to the treatments, showing that the pulping pretreatments have an influence on the enzymatic efficiency. Using a mixture of enzymes and endoglucanase showed that the synergistic effect of these two enzymes is more effective on cellulose activation.Both nitren and enzymatic treatments are improving the pulp chemical accessibility mostly by modifying the structure of the primary wall and S1 wall. This promotes the swelling of these wood cell structures, allowing the access of the NaOH solvating ions into fiber regions not accessible on the original pulp. The nitren is disassembling the fiber surface with extraction of hemicelluloses and degrading the cellulosic structure.The use of this enzyme on the cellulose pulps activation towards dissolution in cold NaOH is of great importance. It presents a high potential in both technical, with further development and industrial implementation, and fundamental research fields, with further studies on mechanisms of cellulose activation.The work was performed in Cemef - Mines ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis, France, and TI / Hamburg University, Germany and financed by Sappi, Tembec, Lenzing, Viskase and Spontex and had support from EPNOE (European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence).

Production of cellulase and polygalacturonase by Aspergillus niger and Aureobasidium pullulans was studied in submerged (SmF) and solid state fermentation (SSF) systems. Substrates used in fermentation systems were mandarin peels and grape pomace. With Aspergillus niger used on grape pomace as a sole carbon source, cellulase production was detected after 72 hours in SSF and after 24 hours in SmF systems. The activity of cellulase per gram of substrate was higher in a submerged than in a solid state fermentation system. The longer time for higher polygalacturonase production was necessary in submerged fermentation systems and polygalacturonase activity was higher in SmF. The SSF fermentation with mandarin peels as a sole carbon source was similar, the highest detected activity of cellulase was determined after 72 hours. Different production of polygalacturonase was observed on mandarin peels in SmF systems. A comparison of enzyme productivities on grape pomace and mandarin peels showed that polygalacturonase activity per gram of substrate is highest in SmF system with mandarin peels as a sole carbon source. With Aureobasidium pullulans used on grape pomace as a sole carbon source, cellulase production was detected after 48 hours in SmF and SSF fermentation systems. The activity of cellulase per gram of substrate was higher in solid state system than in a submerged fermentation system. Longer time for higher polygalacturonase production was necessary in both fermentation systems. Polygalacturonase activity was higher in SmF. The SSF fermentation with mandarin peels as a sole carbon source was similar, the highest detected activity of cellulase was determined after 48 hours. Different production of polygalacturonase was observed on mandarin peels in SmF systems. A comparison of enzyme productivities on grape pomace and mandarin peels showed that polygalacturonase activity per gram of substrate is highest in SmF system with mandarin peels as a sole carbon source. For both systems and both substrates manganese-dependent peroxidase was detected for the first time. Differences in the enzyme synthesis by Aspergillus niger and Aureobasidium pullulans depend on both the substrates used as well as on the fermentation system.

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Thesis (PhD (Viticulture and Oenology. Wine Biotechnology))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / Although bananas are widely grown worldwide in many tropical and a few subtropical countries, banana beverages are still among the fruit beverages processed by use of rudimentary methods such as the use of feet or/and spear grass to extract juice. Because banana juice and beer remained on a home made basis, there is a research drive to come up with modern technologies to more effectively process bananas and to make acceptable banana juices and wines. One of the main hindrances in the production of highly desirable beverages is the pectinaceous nature of the banana fruit, which makes juice extraction and clarification very difficult. Commercial enzyme applications seem to be the major way forward in solving processing problems in order to improve banana juice and wine quality. The particular pectinolytic enzymes that were selected for this study are Rapidase CB, Rapidase TF, Rapidase X-press and OE-Lallzyme. In addition this study, investigate the applicability of recombinant yeast strains with pectinolytic, xylanolytic, glucanolytic and amylolytic activities in degrading the banana polysaccharides (pectin, xylan, glucan starch) for juice and wine extraction and product clarification. The overall objective of this research was to improve banana juice and wine by enzymatic processing techniques and to improve alcoholic fermentation and to produce limpid and shelf-stable products of clarified juice and wine. The focus was on applying the selected commercial enzyme preparations specifically for the production of better clarified banana juice and wine. This is because the turbid banana juice and beer, which contain suspended solids that are characterised by a very intense banana flavour, require a holistic approach to address challenges and opportunities in order to process pure banana beverages with desirable organoleptic qualities. The specific objectives of applying commercial enzymes in the processing of banana juice and wine, comparing with grape winemaking practices, use of recombinant yeast and analyses of various parameters in the juices and wines made have enabled generation of information that could be of help to prospective banana juice and wine processors. The research findings obtained could be used to establish a pilot plant or small-scale industry in the banana processing beverages producing large quantities,and finally the overall objective of obtaining limpid and shelf stable products would be achieved.

In den Pflanzenzellwänden befindliche Polysaccharide stehen dem Prozess nur bedingt als Energiequelle zur Verfügung, da diese in einem Komplex mit Lignin verknüpft sind. Um diese Substanzen für den Biogasprozess verfügbar zu machen und demnach den Substratumsatz bzw. die Prozesseffizienz zu erhöhen, sind geeignete Stoffe oder Techniken einzusetzen bzw. zu entwickeln. In dieser Arbeit wurde zielführend der Einsatz von unterschiedlichen Enzympräparaten in drei verschiedenen Prozessstufen bei ausgewählten Energiepflanzen mit variierender Häcksellänge untersucht. Anhand von Enzymaktivitätsbestimmungen konnten Enzympräparate für die einzelnen Stufen selektiert werden. Die ausgewählten Enzyme wurden einzeln oder in Mischung während der Silierung, direkt vor dem Biogasprozess sowie während des Biogasprozesses zum Substrat dotiert und dieses nach der jeweiligen Vorbehandlung in Batch-Gärtests vergoren. Neben der Biogas- und Methanausbeute wurde zur Bewertung der Enzymleistung der Abbau an Lignocellulose sowie die Freisetzung an niedermolekularen Kohlenhydraten ermittelt. Zusätzlich wurde das Quellen der Lignocellulose mit Hilfe eines Wasserzusatzes in Form einer Vorhydrolyse als Vorbehandlungsmethode mit allgemein positivem Ergebnis geprüft. Das Ziel der verbesserten Substratumsetzung bei Mais und Roggen und folglich einer Erhöhung der Biogasproduktion wurde durch den Zusatz ausgewählter Enzympräparate erreicht. Es konnten Grundlagen bezüglich der Wirkung von Enzymen in Biogasprozessen geschaffen werden, anhand derer deutlich wurde, dass besonders die enzymatische Behandlung in den der Methanisierung vorgelagerten Prozessstufen weiterzuentwickeln ist. / Polysaccharides of plant cell walls are of limited digestibility due to their cross-linking to lignin. In order to make the molecules available for the biogas process and thus increase the substrate utilization and process efficiency appropriate substances or techniques are needed. It was therefore the aim of this work to investigate the effects of different enzyme preparations in three digestion process stages. Selected energy plants with varying degrees of particle sizes (chopping lengths) were used as digester feedstock. Enzyme preparations for the different process stages were chosen by enzyme assays. The selected enzymes were added to the feedstock during the ensiling, directly before the biogas process or during the biogas process separate or in mixtures. Pre-treated substrates were subsequently digested in batch fermentation tests. Beside the biogas and methane yield the degradation degree of lignocellulose and the release of low molecular carbohydrates were investigated for evaluating the enzyme performance. Additionally, the swelling of lignocellulose caused by addition of water in a pre-hydrolysis process was examined as a method of pre-treatment, with generally positive results. The aim of an improved substrate conversion of maize and rye and thus an enhanced biogas production by enzymatic pretreatments was achieved. Scientific fundamentals regarding the impact of enzymes on biogas processes were established. Enzymatic pretreatments in process steps before methanation showed potential for further developments.

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