Maher Abou Hachem er nyligt tiltrådt som professor på DTU Bioengineering, hvorfor han afholder en professortiltrædelsesforelæsning med titlen:
Carbohydrate−protein interactions: from the human gut to biomass valorisation
Abstract
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and diverse biomolecules on the globe. Specific protein-carbohydrate interactions are central in a myriad of contexts in biology and biotechnology. The lecture addresses such interactions in two areas: glycan metabolism by the human gut microbiota and fungal oxidoreductases deployed for growth on biomass polysaccharides.
Non-digestible glycans are instrumental in shaping the gut microbial community that is increasingly recognized as a key player in human health. Recent insight that demonstrates the importance of oligosaccharide transporters in glycan metabolism preferences and competitiveness of distinct microbiota members will be highlighted. The aim of this work is to develop more efficient strategies to manipulate the composition of the gut microbiota to promote health and to combat disease.
Since the discovery of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs), the role of oxidative enzymes deployed for biomass deconstruction has gained increasing attention. The lecture will cast light on the some of the less well-explored categories of fungal oxidoreductases with the aim of expanding the toolbox of these enzyme available to valorisation of biomass.
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