Research team deciphers enzymatic degradation of sugar from marine alga Ulva January 10, 2020

Algal biomass is emerging as a sustainable raw material for the bioeconomy. However, potential exploitation of algae is sometimes hindered by limited knowledge of the microbial pathways and biochemical functions of algal enzymes. Here the metabolic pathway that enables the marine flavobacterium Formosa agariphila to degrade ulvan, the main cell wall polysaccharide of bloom-forming Ulva species. The enzymes turn a previously unexploited renewable into a valuable and ecologically sustainable bioresource.

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Read the publication here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-019-0311-9