Guillermo Toriz

Dr. Guillermo Toriz

Department of Wood, Cellulose and Paper Research, University Guadalajara, Guadalajara 45110, Mexico

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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2016 in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
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JGJosé Manuel Gutiérrez-Hernández
José Manuel Gutiérrez-Hernández
AEAlfredo Escalante
Alfredo Escalante
RMRaquel Nalleli Murillo-Vázquez
Raquel Nalleli Murillo-Vázquez
EDEzequiel Delgado
Ezequiel Delgado
FGFrancisco Javier González
Francisco Javier González
GTGuillermo Toriz
Guillermo Toriz

1 June 2017 in Materials Science and Engineering: C
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JGJosé Manuel Gutiérrez-Hernández
José Manuel Gutiérrez-Hernández
DEDiana María Escobar-García
Diana María Escobar-García
AEAlfredo Escalante
Alfredo Escalante
HFHector Flores
Hector Flores
FGFrancisco Javier González
Francisco Javier González
GTGuillermo Toriz
Guillermo Toriz

1 February 2014 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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IAItziar Egües Artola
Itziar Egües Artola
ASAgnes M. Stepan
Agnes M. Stepan
Arantxa EceizaArantxa Eceiza
Arantxa Eceiza
GTGuillermo Toriz
Guillermo Toriz
PGPaul Gatenholm
Paul Gatenholm
Jalel LabidiJalel Labidi
Jalel Labidi

4 January 2016 in Biotechnology for Biofuels
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LMLauren McKee
Lauren McKee
HSHampus Sunner
Hampus Sunner
GAGeorge E. Anasontzis
George E. Anasontzis
GTGuillermo Toriz
Guillermo Toriz
PGPaul Gatenholm
Paul Gatenholm
LOLisbeth Olsson
Lisbeth Olsson
Lignocellulosic biomass from softwood represents a valuable resource for the production of biofuels and bio-based materials as alternatives to traditional pulp and paper products. Hemicelluloses constitute an extremely heterogeneous fraction of the plant cell wall, as their molecular structures involve multiple monosaccharide components, glycosidic linkages, and decoration patterns. The complete enzymatic hydrolysis of wood hemicelluloses into monosaccharides is therefore a complex biochemical process that requires the activities of multiple degradative enzymes with complementary activities tailored to the structural features of a particular substrate. Glucuronoarabinoxylan (GAX) is a major hemicellulose component in softwood, and its structural complexity requires more enzyme specificities to achieve complete hydrolysis compared to glucuronoxylans from hardwood and arabinoxylans from grasses. We report the characterisation of a recombinant α-glucuronidase (Agu115) from Schizophyllum commune capable of removing (4-O-methyl)-glucuronic acid ((Me)GlcA) residues from polymeric and oligomeric xylan. The enzyme is required for the complete deconstruction of spruce glucuronoarabinoxylan (GAX) and acts synergistically with other xylan-degrading enzymes, specifically a xylanase (Xyn10C), an α-l-arabinofuranosidase (AbfA), and a β-xylosidase (XynB). Each enzyme in this mixture showed varying degrees of potentiation by the other activities, likely due to increased physical access to their respective target monosaccharides. The exo-acting Agu115 and AbfA were unable to remove all of their respective target side chain decorations from GAX, but their specific activity was significantly boosted by the addition of the endo-Xyn10C xylanase. We demonstrate that the proposed enzymatic cocktail (Agu115 with AbfA, Xyn10C and XynB) achieved almost complete conversion of GAX to arabinofuranose (Araf), xylopyranose (Xylp), and MeGlcA monosaccharides. Addition of Agu115 to the enzymatic cocktail contributes specifically to 25 % of the conversion. However, traces of residual oligosaccharides resistant to this combination of enzymes were still present after deconstruction, due to steric hindrances to enzyme access to the substrate. Our GH115 α-glucuronidase is capable of finely tailoring the molecular structure of softwood GAX, and contributes to the almost complete saccharification of GAX in synergy with other exo- and endo-xylan-acting enzymes. This has great relevance for the cost-efficient production of biofuels from softwood lignocellulose.

1 February 2014 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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VKVolodymyr Kuzmenko
Volodymyr Kuzmenko
DHDaniel Hägg
Daniel Hägg
GTGuillermo Toriz
Guillermo Toriz
PGPaul Gatenholm
Paul Gatenholm

1 November 2013 in Polymer
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JSJohan Sundberg
Johan Sundberg
GTGuillermo Toriz
Guillermo Toriz
PGPaul Gatenholm
Paul Gatenholm