PRODUCTION AND USE OF PLANT DEGRADING MATERIALS

Abstract

Disclosed herein are materials useful for degrading plant biomass material. In exemplary embodiments, the plant material comprises one or more enzymes that are expressed in plants and/or bacteria. Specifically exemplified herein are plant degrading enzymes expressed in chloroplasts. The chloroplast expressed enzymes may be provided as cocktails for use in conjunction with conventional methods of converting biomass into biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol.

Description

BACKGROUND

The composition and diversity of biomass for producing cellulosic ethanol requires multiple enzyme systems, in very high concentrations, to release constituent sugars from which cellulosic ethanol is made. All currently available enzymes for cellulosic ethanol are produced in expensive fermentation systems and are purified in a process very similar to biopharmaceuticals like insulin. Therefore, reagent grade enzymes for ethanol production are extremely expensive. For example, B-glucosidase, pectolyase and cellulase are currently sold by Novozyme through the Sigma catalog for $124,000, $412,000 and $40,490 per kg, respectively. These enzymes are sold as formulations to bio-refineries without disclosing the actual enzyme components. Therefore, the actual cost for each enzyme, sold in bulk quantities, is not publicly available. Most industrial estimates for enzymes to produce cellulosic ethanol are in the $2 to $3 per gallon range, making large scale use cost prohibitive. Current capacity of fermentation systems will also be a major limitation. With increase in demand for enzymes and limited production capacity, the enzyme cost is likely to increase further.

A major limitation for the conversion of this biomass to ethanol is the high cost and large quantities of enzymes required for hydrolysis. B-glucosidase, pectolyase and cellulase are currently sold by Novozyme or other industries through the Sigma catalog for $124,000, $412,000 and $40,490 per kg, respectively. Therefore, the US DOE has long identified the cost of enzymes and their high loading levels required for most lingo-cellulosic feedstocks as one of the major barriers to cellulosic ethanol production. Currently, all commercially-available enzymes are produced through a fermentation process. Unfortunately, the building and maintenance of the fermentation production process is very expensive, costing $500M-$900M in upfront investment. No viable alternative to fermentation technology has yet emerged for mass-producing critical, yet prohibitively expensive industrial enzymes. This void in the marketplace for an alternative process is addressed directly by this proposal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 (a) Schematic representation of the chloroplast 16S trnI/trnA region. Transgenes were inserted at the trnI/trnA spacer region in the tobacco chloroplast genome. (b) Schematic representation of the chloroplast transformation vectors. The gene of interest (GOI) is celD, celO, pelA, pelB, pelD, cutinase, lipY, egl1, egI, swo1, xyn2, axe1 or bgl1. Prrn, rRNA operon promoter; aadA, aminoglycoside 3′-adenylytransferase gene confers resistance to spectinomycin; 5′ UTR, promoter and 5′ untranslated region of psbA gene; 3′ UTR, 3′ untranslated region of psbA gene. (c) Evaluation of transgene integration and homoplasmy by Southern blot of pelB, (d) pelD and (e) celD transplastomic lines hybridized with the flanking sequence probe (1, untransformed; 2 to 4, transplastomic lines). (f) Phenotypes of untransformed (UT) and transplastomic lines grown in green house showing normal growth.

FIG. 2 Western blot analysis and quantitation of transplastomic lines. Western blot of transplastomic lines expressing (a) PelB or (b) PelD. UT: untransformed, mature leaves harvested at 10 AM, 2 PM, 6 PM and 10 PM; 5 ng, 10 ng and 25 ng: PelA purified protein, young, mature and old leaves. (c) Enzyme units of PelB and PelD (c) or CelD (d) from one g or 100 mg leaf of different age or harvesting time.

FIG. 3 Effect of substrate, pH, temperature and cofactors on cpPelB, rPelB, cpPelD, rPelD, rCelD and cpCelD enzyme activity. (a) Effect of increasing PGA concentration on pectate lyases activity.(b) Effect of pH on pectate lyases activity in the absence of CaCl₂ and (c) in the presence of CaCl₂. The buffers used were following: 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 6-7), Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8), glycine/NaOH buffer (pH 9) and CAPS buffer (pH 10.0) with 4 μg of TSP of PelB and PelD from both plant and E. coli. The optimal pH was determined at 40° C. using 2.5 mg/ml PGA as a substrate. (d) Effect of temperature (30-70° C.) on enzyme activity at pH 8.0 in the absence of CaCl₂ and (e) in the presence of CaCl₂. (f) Optimization of pH for cpCelD and rCelD activity using CMC (2%) at 60° C. for 30 minutes. Relative activity (%) was measured with reference to maximum activity obtained with 25 μg/ml for cpCelD and 10 μg/ml for rCelD (g) Effect of increasing temperature on relative activity of cpCelD and rCelD using CMC (2%) for 30 minutes at pH 6.0. Relative activity (%) was measured with reference to maximum activity obtained with 25 μg/ml for cpCelD and 10 μg/ml for rCelD (h) Enhancement of cpCelD (25 μg TSP/ml reaction) activity using 10 mM CaCl₂ and 20 μg/ml BSA individually or in combination with 50 mM sodium acetate during the prolonged enzymatic hydrolysis. The hydrolysis was carried out up to 36 hours at 60° C., pH 6.0 in the presence of CMC (2%)

FIG. 4 E. coli vs chloroplast derived enzymes at different protein concentrations of crude extracts. (a) Enzyme kinetics of cpCelD and rCelD using carboxymethyl cellulose (2%) substrate. The reaction mixture contained increasing concentration of cpCelD and rCelD TSP (μg/ml) with 10 mM CaCl₂ and 50 mM sodium acetate buffer, pH 6.0. Enzyme hydrolysis was carried out for 30 minutes at 60° C. Figure inset shows enzyme kinetics saturation point for cpCelD TSP amount (μg/ml) towards CMC (2%). Eppendorf tubes with reaction mixture shown in inset represents, 1 untransformed plant, 2 and 3 rCelD and cpCelD 10 μg TSP. (b) Effect of cpPelB, cpPelD, rPelB, and rPelD on hydrolysis of 5.0 mg/ml sodium polygalacturonate substrate. The reaction mixture contained increasing concentration of cpPelB, cpPelD, rPelB, and rPelD (μg/ml) in 20 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0). Sodium polygalacturonate (Sigma) was measured using DNS method and measured from the D-galacturonic acid standard graph. Enzyme hydrolysis was carried out for 2 hour at 40° C. on rotary shaker at 150 rpm.

FIG. 5 Enzyme cocktails for filter paper, processed wood and citrus peel. (a) Filter paper activity was determined using Whatman No. 1 filter paper strip (50 mg/ml assay) at pH 5.5 and 50° C. Different combinations of crude extracts containing rEg1 (100 μg/ml), rBgl1 (200 μg/ml), rSwo1 (120 μg/ml), rCelO (100 μg/ml) and cpCelD (100 μg/ml) were used in the cocktail. The samples were incubated with 10 mM CaCl₂, 20 μg BSA in a rotary shaker at 150 rpm for 24 hours. (b) Hydrolysis of processed wood sample (200 mg/5 ml reaction) was done by using a cocktail of crude extracts of cpPelB (250 μg/ml), cpPelD (250 μg/ml) (at pH 8.0), cpCelD (200 μg/ml), cpXyn2 (200 μg/ml), rEg1 (100 μg/ml), rBgl1 (200 μg/ml), rSwo1 (120 μg/ml), rCelO (100 μg/ml), rAxe1 (100 μg/ml), rPelA (200 μg/ml), rCutinase (50 μg/ml), rLipY (100 μg/ml). The reaction mixture containing 10 mM CaCl₂, 20 μg/ml BSA was incubated for 36 hours in a rotary shaker at 150 rpm; pH (5.5-8.0) and temperature (40° C.-50° C.) were adjusted based on optimal conditions. Endpoint analysis of release of glucose equivalents was determined using DNS method. (c) Hydrolysis of Valencia orange peel (200 mg/5 ml reaction) was done using a cocktail of crude extracts of cpPelB (250 μg/ml), cpPelD (250 μg/ml) cpCelD (100 μg/ml) and cpXyn2 (100 μg/ml), reg1 (100 μg/ml), rBgl1 (200 μg/ml), rSwo1 (120 μg/ml), rCelO (100 μg/ml) and cpCelD (100 μg/ml), rAxe2 (100 μg/ml), rCutinase (50 μg/ml), rLipY (100 μg/ml), rPelA (200 μg/ml). End product analysis of reducing sugar was determined using DNS reagent³¹ and D-glucose and D-galacturonic acid as standards. Ampicillin and kanamycin 100 μg/ml was added to prevent any microbial growth during hydrolysis. The samples were incubated with 10 mM CaCl₂, 20 μg/ml BSA in a rotary shaker at 150 rpm for 24 hours; pH (5.5-8.0) and temperature (40° C.-50° C.) were adjusted based on optimal conditions. In all experiments control assays contained substrate without enzyme or enzyme without substrate. All experiments and assays were carried out in triplicate.

FIG. 6 Generation of transplastomic tobacco commercial cultivars (A) Rooting of CelD LAMD shoot (B) CelD LAMD transplastomic plants growing in the green house (C) CelD LAMD transplastomic plants showing normal flowering (D) CelD TN90 primary transformant (E) Second round of regeneration for CelD TN90 (F) Rooting of PelB TN90 (G-I) First, second and third round of regeneration for PelB LAMD (J) Rooting of PelD LAMD shoot (K) PelD LAMD transplastomic plants growing in green house (L) PelD LAMD transplastomic plant showing normal flowering (M) Rooting of eg1 LAMD shoot (N) eg1 LAMD transplastomic plant growing in pots.

FIG. 7 Confirmation of homoplasmy by southern blots using tobacco flanking probe (A) CelD LAMD (B) PelB LAMD (C) PelB TN90 (D) PelD LAMD and (E) eg1 LAMD (UT: Untransformed plant; Numbers: Transplastomic lines and B: Blank).

FIG. 8 Enzymatic activity of pectate lyase B and D in Petit Havana, TN90 and LAMD tobacco cultivars (A) PelB (B) PelD Note: The leaf material used for the analysis of enzyme activity for TN90 and LAMD tobacco cultivars were harvested from in vitro plants, whereas the leaf material for Petit Havana is from the green house. Since the transgene is controlled by psbA, with light and developmental regulatory elements, expression levels in commercial cultivars are expected to be higher when transferred to the green house.

FIG. 9 shows sequence information of a few examples of plant degrading compound genes.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Certain embodiments of the invention address the major problems discussed above by producing all required enzymes in plants or bacteria or a combination of both, thereby dramatically alleviating the cost of fermentation and purification. According to one embodiment, the invention pertains to a method of degrading a plant biomass sample so as to release fermentable sugars therein. The method involves obtaining a plant degrading cocktail comprising at least two cell extracts, each cell extract having an active plant degrading compound that was recombinantly expressed in cells from which each said cell extract is derived. The at least two cell extracts are either plant extracts or bacterial extracts, or a combination of both. The plant degrading cocktail is admixed with the biomass sample to release fermentable sugars. In a more specific embodiment, the plant degrading cocktail includes cell extracts that include plant degrading enzymes such as cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, lipase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, pectolyase, or compounds that facilitate access of such enzymes, or so called, accessory plant degrading compounds, including but not limited to cutinase or expansin (e.g. swollenin). The inventors have found that such accessory plant degrading compounds serve to facilitate the action of plant degrading enzymes which synergistically elevates the amount of fermentable sugars produced for any given biomass sample.

Plant cell extracts will in most cases include an amount of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase_oxygenase (rubisco) from the plant cells from the plant cell extracts are derived. Rubisco is the most prevalent enzyme on this planet, accounting for 30-50% of total soluble protein in the chloroplast; it fixes carbon dioxide, but oxygenase activity severely limits photosynthesis and crop productivity (Ogren, W. L. (2003) Photosynth. Res. 76, 53-63, 2. Spreitzer, R. J. & Salvucci, M. E. (2002) Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 53, 449-475). Rubisco consists of eight large subunits (LSUs) and eight small subunits (SSUs). The SSU is imported from the cytosol, and both subunits undergo several posttranslational modifications before assembly into functional holoenzyme (Houtz, R. L. & Portis, A. R. (2003) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 414, 150-158.).

The use of genetic transformation of plants is generally not considered a viable alternative to the conventional fermentation processes for producing plant degrading enzymes in light of the fact that the expressed proteins would be deleterious to plant life and growth. The inventors have endeavored to devise a method of expressing plant degrading enzymes in such a way that does not disrupt the plant cell. It is the inventors' belief that the present invention is the first demonstration of viable plant degrading enzyme expression in plants. The inventors have realized that the expression of many plant degrading enzymes can be expressed in chloroplasts without adverse effects on the plant. The chloroplasts appear to insulate the plant cell from damage from the enzymes. Though expression in chloroplasts is exemplified herein, unless specifically stated, embodiments of the present invention should not be construed to be limited to chloroplast expression of plant degrading enzymes. Certain embodiments related to a combination of plant and bacterial extracts from cells engineered to recombinantly express plant degrading compound(s).

The term “recombinantly expressed” as used herein refers to production of a polypeptide from a polynucleotide that is heterologous to the cell in which the polynucleotide has been transfected. Recombinant expression may result from heterologous polynucleotides that are stably transformed in the genome of the cell, or genome of the cell organelle, or which are merely present in the cell via a transfection event.

The term chloroplast is interpreted broadly to cover all plastids, including proplastids, etioplasts, mature chloroplasts, and chromoplasts.

A comprehensive cellulase system consists of endoglucanases, cellobiohydrolases and beta glucosidases. The cellobiohydrolases and endoglucanases work synergistically to degrade the cellulose into cellobiose, which is then hydrolysed to glucose by the beta glucosidases. Cellobiase, or beta-glucosidase, activity is responsible for the formation of glucose from cellobiose and plays an important role in cellulose degradation by relieving the end product (cellobiose) inhibition. Gene sequences for most of these enzymes, from different microorganisms, have been deposited in public data bases.

Pectins, or pectic substances, are collective names for a mixture of heterogeneous, branched and highly hydrated polysaccharides present as one of the major components in plant cell walls. These polysaccharides comprise mostly neutral sugars, such as arabinan, galactan, andarabino galactan. Activepectolytic enzyme preparations have the following enzymes: Two alpha-L-rhamnohydrolases, polygalacturonase, pectin methylesterase, endo-pectate lyase (pectintranseliminase), pectin lyase and small percent of xylanase. Nucleotide sequence for pectin degrading enzymes, xylanases, cellulases are available in public data bases. See Example 9 herein for discussion on sequences.

The inventor has realized that enzyme requirements are very different for each type of biomass used in cellulosic ethanol production. Accordingly, certain embodiments of the present invention relate to cocktails of enzymes obtained from plant expression and/or bacteria expression that the inventors have developed to be particularly effective for the targeted biomass material.

Biomass sources that can be degraded for ethanol production in accordance with the teachings herein, include, but are not limited, to grains such as corn, wheat, rye, barley and the grain residues obtained therefrom (primarily leftover material such as stalks, leaves and husks), sugar beet, sugar cane, grasses such as switchgrass and Miscanthus, woods such as poplar trees, eucalyptus, willow, sweetgum and black locust, among others, and forestry wastes (such as chips and sawdust from lumber mills). Other biomasses may include, but are not limited to, fruits including citrus, and the waste residues therefrom, such as citrus peel.

Throughout this document, tobacco is referred to as an exemplary plant for expressing plant degrading enzymes. However, unless specifically stated, embodiments of the invention should not be construed to be limited to expression in tobacco. The teachings of gene expression taught herein can be applied to a wide variety of plants, including but not limited to tobacco; lettuce, spinach; sunflower; leguminous crops such as soybean, beans, peas, and alfalfa; tomato; potato; carrot; sugarbeet; cruciferous crops; fibre crops such as cotton; horticultural crops such as gerbera and chrysanthemum; oilseed rape; and linseed.

In one embodiment, genes from Aspergillusniger, Aspergillus aculeatus, Trichodermareesei andor Clostridium thermocellum encoding different classes of enzymes are isolated using gene specific primers. In order to express different classes of genes in a chloroplast of interest, the following strategies are used. The chloroplast vector contains flanking sequences from the chloroplast genome to facilitate homologous recombination. In one embodiment, foreign genes are integrated individually into the spacer region of chloroplast genome. The coding sequence of different enzymes can be regulated by appropriate regulatory sequences. Recombinant plasmids will be bombarded into tobacco to obtain transplastomic plants.

In a specific embodiment, powdered tobacco leaves are used as enzyme sources for commercial evaluation of ethanol production from a biomass source. In a more specific embodiment, the biomass source is a grain such as corn, a grass, or is citrus waste.

For chloroplasts that are transformed, it has been realized that obtaining homplasmy with respect to the transgenic chloroplasts is desired. The transgene integration and homoplasmy is confirmed by PCR and Southern blot analysis, respectively. Expression of the transgenes is confirmed by western blot analysis and quantified by ELISA. The protein extract from transplastomic tobacco plants is tested for its ability to degrade citrus waste biomass. Based on the results, more enzyme classes are added to increase the breakdown of plant biomass to sugars for fermentation to ethanol. Each tobacco plant, engineered to produce an enzyme, will be able produce a million seeds, to facilitate scale up to 100 acres, if needed. Homogenized plant material, such as powdered tobacco leaves or plant extracts, or purified enzymes from plant material are used as the enzyme source for commercial evaluation of ethanol production from citrus waste.

While current methods involve placing a foreign gene in the plant cell nucleus, CT transforms the genome of the approximately 100 chloroplasts that are within each tobacco plant cell. Each tobacco plant chloroplast contains about 100 copies of the chloroplast's genetic material, so the amount of protein (in this case, enzyme proteins used to break down biomass into sugar for ethanol production) is increased exponentially. This is the primary reason why massive volume production of cell wall degrading enzymes for cellulosic ethanol production is so cost effective. Secondly, tobacco has large volume biomass (40 metric tons of leaves per acre) and it can be harvested multiple times during a given growing season in Florida. And, as previously mentioned, it is easy to plant 100 acres from a single tobacco plant. Lastly, because chloroplasts are inherited maternal, they are not functional in the tobacco plant's pollen.

According to one embodiment, the invention pertains to a method of degrading a plant biomass sample to release fermentable sugars. The method includes obtaining a plant degrading cocktail having at least one chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase or pectolyase, or a combination thereof, and wherein said plant material has cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, pectolyase or expansin, or a combination thereof, that has been expressed in a plant from which said plant material is derived; and admixing said plant degrading material with said biomass sample. In a more specific embodiment, the enzyme or combination of enzymes pertains to more than 0.1 percent of the total protein in the plant material.

According to another embodiment, the invention pertains to a method of producing a plant biomass degrading material sufficient to release fermentable sugars, the method including producing at least one plant comprising chloroplasts that express cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, pectolyase, or expansin, or a combination thereof; harvesting said plant; and processing said plant to produce an enzyme source suitable for mixing with and degrading a biomass sample. In a specific embodiment the plant is tobacco; lettuce, spinach; sunflower; fibre crops such as cotton; horticultural crops such as gerbera and chrysanthemum; leguminous crops such as soybean, beans, peas, and alfalfa; tomato; potato; sugarbeet; cruciferous crops, including oilseed rape; and linseed. In a more specific embodiment, plant is tobacco.

One aspect of the invention is to provide an abundant inexpensive source of enzyme for degrading biomass. Accordingly, the plant or bacterial material in which plant degrading compounds have been expressed may be processed by drying and powderizing the plant or a portion thereof. In another embodiment, crude liquid extracts are produced from the plant and/or bacterial material. In alternative embodiments, the plant degrading material may be enzymes that have been purified fully or partially from the plant and/or bacteria in which they are expressed. However, providing the plant degrading material as a dry form or as crude extract of the plant and/or bacterial material avoids the need for time-consuming and potentially expensive purification steps. In this way, the plant material has a longer shelf life and may easily be mixed with the plant biomass sample according to conventional plant degrading and fermenting processes.

In one specific embodiment, the method of producing a plant entails producing a first plant with chloroplasts transformed to express a first enzyme and a second plant with chloroplasts transformed to express a second enzyme. Plant material from both first and second plants may be combined to produce a plant degrading sample that includes more than one plant degrading enzyme. In a more specific embodiment, the invention pertains to a method of producing a plant that entails at least two of the following: producing a first plant comprising chloroplasts that express cellulase, producing a second plant comprising chloroplasts that express lignanse, producing a third plant comprising chloroplasts that express beta-glucosidase; producing a fourth plant comprising chloroplasts that express hemicellulase; producing a fifth plant comprising chloroplasts that express xylanase; producing a sixth plant comprising chloroplasts that express alpha-amylase; producing a seventh plant comprising chloroplasts that express amyloglucosidase; producing an eighth plant comprising chloroplasts that express pectate lyase; producing a ninth plant comprising chloroplasts that express cutinase; producing a tenth plant comprising chloroplasts that express lipase; producing an eleventh plant comprising chloroplasts that express maltogenic alpha amylase, producing a twelfth plant comprising chloroplasts that express pectolyase and/or a thirteenth plant comprising chloroplasts that express expansin (e.g. swollenin).

As alluded to above, the inventors have recognized that according to certain embodiments, plant derived enzymes are augmented with plant degrading enzymes recombinantly expressed in bacteria. Thus, a plant degrading cocktail may include enzymes recombinantly expressed in plants and enzymes that are recombinantly expressed in bacteria, such as but not limited to E. coli.

According to a further embodiment, the invention pertains to a plant material useful for degrading a plant biomass, the material including at least one chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, pectolyase, or expansin, or a combination thereof; and wherein said plant material comprises cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, pectolyase, or expansin, or a combination thereof. In a more specific embodiment, the plant material includes at least two of the following: a first chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes cellulase, a second chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes lignanse, a third chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes beta-glucosidase; a fourth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes hemicellulase; a fifth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes xylanase; a sixth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes alpha-amylase; a seventh chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes amyloglucosidase; an eighth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes pectate lyase; a ninth plant chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes cutinase; a tenth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes lipase; an eleventh chloroplast genome or genome segment that encodes maltogenic alpha-amylase, a twelfth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes pectolyase and a thirteenth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologouse gene that encodes expansin (e.g. swollenin).

According to another embodiment, the invention pertains to a plant having a plant cell having a more than natural amount of cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase pectolyase or expansin, or a combination thereof, and wherein said plant material comprises cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase, pectolyase, or expansin, or a combination thereof, active enzyme therein. In a more specific embodiment, the enzyme or combination of enzymes represents is more than 0.1 percent of the total protein of the cell. In an even more specific embodiment the enzyme or combination of enzymes represent more than 1.0 percent of the total protein in the cell.

In a further embodiment, the invention pertains to a plant derived composition comprising cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, pectolyase and/or swollenin, and an amount of rubisco. In a specific embodiment, the rubisco to enzyme ratio ranges from 99:1 to 1:99.

In an additional embodiment, the invention pertains to commercial cultivars that recombinantly express one or more plant degrading compounds. Commercial cultivars of tobacco, such as, but not limited to, LAMD and TN90, produce substantially more leaf material than experimental cultivars. However, commercial cultivars are more sensitive to introduction of foreign genes. Surprisingly, the inventor, through significant trial and error, has been able to successfully transfect cells and induce expression of plant degrading compounds in commercial cultivars.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

Assembly of Chloroplast Expression Constructs

For the integration of transgenes, transcriptionally active spacer region between the trnI and trnA genes was used (FIG. 1a). PCR resulted in the amplification of various genes of interest (GOI) including endoglucanase (celD), exoglucanase (celO) from Clostridium thermocellum genomic DNA, lipase (lipY) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomic DNA, pectate lyases (pelA, pelB, pelD) and cutinase from Fusarium solani. Using a novel PCR based method, coding sequences of GOI including endoglucanases (egl1 and egI), swollenin (swo1 similar to expansins), xylanase (xyn2), acetyl xylan esterase (axe1) and beta glucosidase (bgl1) were cloned without introns (ranging from 1-5) from Trichoderma ressei genomic DNA. Tobacco chloroplast transformation vectors were made with each GOI (FIG. 1b). All chloroplast vectors included the 16S trnI/trnA flanking sequences for homologous recombination into the inverted repeat regions of the chloroplast genome and the aadA gene conferring resistance to spectinomycin. The aadA gene was driven by the constitutive rRNA operon promoter with GGAGG ribosome binding site. The GOI was driven by the psbA promoter and 5′ UTR in order to achieve high levels of expression. The 3′ UTR located at the 3′ end of the GOI conferred transcript stability.

Example 2

Generation and Characterization of Transplastomic Tobacco Expressing Pectate Lyases (PelB & PelD) and Endoglucanase (CelD)

Transplastomic tobacco plants were obtained as described previously^{28, 29}. Southern blot analysis was performed to confirm site specific integration of the pLD-pelB, pLD-pelD and pLD-celD cassettes into the chloroplast genome and to determine homoplasmy. Digestion of total plant DNA with SmaI from untransformed and transplastomic lines generated a 4.014 kb fragment untransformed (UT) or 6.410 kb in pelB, 6.377 kb in pelD or 7.498 kb fragment in celD when hybridized with the [³²P]-labeled trnI-trnA probe, confirming site specific integration of the transgenes into the spacer region between the trnI and trnA genes (FIG. 1c-e). Furthermore, the absence of a 4.014 kb fragment in the transplastomic lines confirmed that homoplasmy was achieved (within the levels of detection). The phenotypes of transplastomic lines appeared to be normal when compared to untransformed plants and were fertile (produced flowers, seeds FIG. 1f).

Immunoblots with antibodies raised against PelA showed that PelB and PelD are immunologically related to PelA³⁰. Therefore, PelA antibody was used to detect the expression of PelB and PelD, although their affinity was variable in transplastomic lines. All transplastomic lines showed expression of PelB or PelD protein. Expression levels did not change significantly corresponding to their enzyme activity depending on the time of harvest even though the PelB and PelD are regulated by light (FIG. 2a,b). This may be because of variable affinity between antigen epitopes of PelB, PelD and PelA antibody. Enzyme concentration slightly changed with leaf age and decreased in older leaves (FIG. 2a,b).

Example 3

Quantification of Pectate Lyases (PelB, PelD), and Endoglucanase (CelD) at Different Harvesting Time and Leaf Age

The activity of the enzyme varied significantly depending on the developmental stages and time of leaf harvest. Maximum enzyme activity was observed in mature leaves of PelB, PelD and CelD, with reduced activity in older leaves (FIG. 2c,d). Mature leaves harvested at 6 PM showed maximum activity in both PelB and PelD whereas CelD showed maximum activity at 10 PM (FIG. 2c,d). This may be due to increased stability of endoglucanase against proteases in plant extracts. Activity of cpCelD did not significantly decrease in plant crude extracts stored at room temperature, for more than thirty days (data not shown).

CelD enzyme activity was calculated using DNS reagent³¹ according to the IUPAC protocol³². The specific activity of cpCelD using 2% CMC substrate was 493 units/mg total soluble protein (TSP) or 100 mg leaf tissue, in crude extracts prepared from mature leaves harvested at 10 PM. Using the glucose hexokinase assay, which is highly specific for glucose, the specific activity was 4.5 units/mg TSP and 6.28 units/mg TSP, when 5% avicel and sigmacell solution respectively was used as substrate (at pH 6.0, 60° C.). Commercial cellulase enzyme (Trichoderma reesei, EC 3.2.1.4, Sigma) gave 4.2 units/mg and 3.43 units/mg solid for the same substrate. FIGS. 2c and 2d show that approximately 26 units, 32 units and 4,930 units of PelB, PelD and CelD were obtained per gram fresh weight of mature leaves harvested at 6 PM or 10 PM. Thus, 2,048, 2,679 and 447,938 units of PelB, PelD and CelD can be harvested from each tobacco plant (experimental cultivar, Petit Havana). With 8,000 tobacco plants grown in one acre of land, 16, 21 and 3,584 million units of PelB, PelD or CelD can be obtained per single cutting (Table 1). Based on three cuttings of tobacco in one year, up to 49, 64 and 10,751 million units of PelB, PelD or CelD can be harvested each year. The commercial cultivar yields 40 metric tons biomass of fresh leaves as opposed to 2.2 tons in experimental cultivar Petit Havana. Therefore, the commercial cultivar is expected to give 18 fold higher yields than the experimental cultivar.

Example 4

Effect of pH & Temperature on Pectate Lyases (PelB & PelD) and Endoglucanase (CelD) Enzyme Activity

Both plant and E. coli extracts showed optimal activity at 2.5 mg/ml PGA (FIG. 3a). Therefore, all enzyme characterization studies were performed at this substrate concentration. Kinetic studies carried out by using 4 μg of TSP, with increasing concentration of PGA (0-2.5 mg), under standard assay conditions gave Km values of 0.39 and 1.19 μg/ml in chloroplast (cp) and E. coli (r) PelB respectively, whereas values for chloroplast and E. coli PelD were 0.50 and 1.29 μg/ml respectively. The Vmax values obtained were 2.75, 3.19, 2.75 and 3.14 units/mg for cpPelB, rPelB, cpPelD and rPelD, respectively (FIG. 3a).

The crude extract (4-5 μg TSP) from plant or E. coli was used to study the effect of pH and temperature on the activity of enzymes. The optimal temperature for the E. coli and chloroplast derived pectate lyase under the standard assay conditions was 40° C. and the optimal pH was 8.0. Plant derived pectate lyases showed a pH optimum of 6.0 in the presence of 1 mM CaCl₂. The E. coli crude extracts showed an optimal pH of 8.0 irrespective of presence or absence of CaCl₂ in the reaction (FIG. 3b,c). The temperature increase had minimal effect on the activity of plant derived pectate lyases, whereas the E. coli enzyme showed comparatively lower activity at higher temperatures (FIG. 3d,e). These differences in enzyme properties from two different hosts may be due to their folding. This possibility was supported by the observation that it was possible to detect the E. coli enzyme with HIS-tag antibody but not the chloroplast enzyme (data not shown). It is well known that foreign proteins form disulfide bonds in chloroplasts^33-35 but not in E. coli when expressed in the cytoplasm. Both PelB and PelD enzymes have even number (12 or 14) cysteines that could form disulfide bonds³⁰.

CpCelD activity with 2% CMC was measured at different pH and temperature. The cpCelD showed pH optima between pH 5.0 to pH 7.0 (FIG. 3f) whereas E. coli enzyme had a pH optimum of 6.5. Temperature optima was between 50-60° C. for E. coli and 50-70° C. for plant enzyme (FIG. 3g). Clostridium thermocellum CelD is structurally known to have affinity for CaCl₂ ions and it also provided thermostability³⁶. Even though 10 mM CaCl₂ increased CelD activity in 2% CMC to 2 fold in E. coli crude extract, this was not apparent in chloroplast CelD crude extract during initial period of incubation. This may be due to optimum concentration of calcium ion present in plant cells. However, CaCl₂ with 20 μg BSA yielded 5 fold increased activity at the end of 24 hour incubation for cpCelD crude extract (FIG. 3h).

Example 5

E. coli vs Chloroplast CelD, PelB & PelD

E. coli crude extract containing CelD enzyme showed decrease in enzyme activity when the reaction mixture contained more than 10 μg TSP, where as plant crude extract containing CelD released more reducing sugar with increasing protein concentration (FIG. 4a). Chloroplast expressed CelD activity was saturated (in 2% CMC) at 150 μg TSP (FIG. 4a inset) and there was no decrease in chloroplast CelD enzyme activity even up to 500 μg TSP as determined by end point assay. These results show that crude plant extracts containing cpCelD can be directly used for biomass degradation without any need for purification whereas E. coli extracts probably contain endoglucanase inhibitors. Similarly, at higher protein concentrations, E. coli expressed rPelB and rPelD showed reduced pectate lyase activity whereas cpPelB or cpPelD continued to increase activity even up to 600 μg TSP (FIG. 4b). There may be inhibitors of pectate lyase in E. coli extracts, which are not present in plant crude extracts. This finding is potentially of high practical significance because use of crude extracts eliminates the need for purification of enzymes. Large amounts of crude plant enzyme can be utilized in the cocktail as shown below without causing detrimental effect on enzyme activity, hydrolysis or yield of end products.

Example 6

Enzyme Cocktail for Hydrolysis of Filter Paper

Before evaluation of enzyme cocktails, activity of each enzyme was tested independently with an appropriate substrate. Chloroplast or E. coli expressed endoglucanase (cpCelD or rEg1) alone did not release any detectable glucose from filter paper but when mixed together up to 19% of total hydrolysis was observed (FIG. 5a, bar1). This could be due to different carbohydrate binding domains of endoglucanases towards filter paper. The synergistic activity was further enhanced up to 47 or 48% when the endoglucanases (cpCelD and rEg1) were mixed with swollenin (rSwo1) or beta-glucosidase (rBgl1, FIG. 5a, bar2&3). Addition of cellobiohydrolase (rCelO) to this cocktail doubled the hydrolysis of filter paper, releasing maximum amount of reducing sugar (FIG. 5a, bar4). This synergism observed was probably due to the exo-mode of action of cellobiohydrolase³⁷ from reducing ends that were formed by random cuts in cellulose chains through endoglucanases (cpCelD and rEg1), along with the action of expansin and beta-glucosidase.

Example 7

Enzyme Cocktail for Hydrolysis of Processed Wood Sample

The enzyme cocktail that released highest glucose equivalents with filter paper (except rEg1) was tested on processed wood substrate. After 24 hour hydrolysis, 31% of total hydrolysis was observed with this cocktail (FIG. 5b, bar1). An enzyme cocktail of endoxylanase and acetyl xylan esterase showed 41% of total hydrolysis (FIG. 5b, bar2). When these two cocktails were combined together, the hydrolysis increased up to 88% (FIG. 5b, bar3). When processed wood substrate was first treated with pectate lyases, followed by the addition of the enzyme cocktail in bar 3, the overall hydrolysis was further enhanced, with release of up to 275 μg of glucose after 36 hour incubation (FIG. 5b, bar4). Addition of cutinase and lipase enzyme extracts (both with lipase activity) did not have significant effect on the release of fermentable sugars (data not shown). Novozyme 188 enzyme cocktail did not yield any detectable glucose equivalents from processed wood, whereas Celluclast 1.5 L yielded 10% more than the crude extract cocktail, with equivalent enzyme units based on CMC hydrolysis.

According to one embodiment, the invention pertains to a method for digesting a wood-based biomass sample comprising obtaining a plant material comprising endoxylanase or acetyl xylan esterase, or a combination thereof, that has been expressed in a plant from which all or a portion of said plant material is derived; and admixing said plant material with said wood based biomass sample. The method of this embodiment may further include admixing with the wood-based biomass sample, either prior to or contemporaneous to, admixture with the endoxylanase and/or acetyl xylan esterase plant material, a plant material comprising a pectate lyase that has been expressed in a plant from which all or a portion of said plant material is derived. The plant material may comprise rubisco.

Another embodiment pertains to a plant degrading enzyme cocktail useful in digesting a wood-based biomass sample comprising cellulase, beta-glucosidase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectin lyase, swollenin or pectate lyase, or a combination thereof expressed in a plant, optionally with an amount of rubisco.

Example 8

Enzyme Cocktail for Hydrolysis of Citrus Waste

The enzyme cocktail of endoglucanase (cpCelD), exoglucanase, swollenin and beta-glucosidase released up to 24% of total hydrolysis with citrus peel (FIG. 5c, bar1). When citrus peel was treated with pectate lyases (cpPelB, cpPelD and rPelA), hydrolysis was doubled (FIG. 5c, bar2). Pectate lyases contributed to 47% of total hydrolysis in this cocktail because of high pectin content (23%) in citrus peel⁴¹. Addition of endoxylanase, acetyl xylan esterase, cutinase and lipase to the both these cocktails released up to 360 μg/ml glucose equivalents from 100 mg ground citrus peel after 24 hour incubation period (FIG. 5c, bar3). Enzymes like cutinase and lipase may have hydrolyzed oil bodies present in the citrus peel, providing greater access to endoglucanase, endoxylanase and pectate lyases for efficient hydrolysis of citrus peel. Novozyme 188 enzyme cocktail yielded 11% more glucose equivalents with citrus peel, whereas Celluclast 1.5 L yielded 137% more than the crude extract cocktail with equivalent enzyme units based on CMC hydrolysis.

According to one embodiment, the invention pertains to a method for digesting a citrus biomass sample comprising obtaining a plant material comprising cellulase, beta-glucosidase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectin lyase or pectate lyase, or a combination thereof, that has been expressed in a plant from which all or a portion of said plant material is derived; and admixing said plant material with said citrus biomass sample.

Another embodiment pertains to a plant degrading enzyme cocktail useful in digesting a citrus biomass sample comprising cellulase, beta-glucosidase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectin lyase, swollenin or pectate lyase, or a combination thereof expressed in a plant, optionally with an amount of rubisco.

Methods Related to Examples 1-8

Isolation of Genes and Construction of Plastid Transformation Vectors

Genomic DNA of Clostridium thermocellum and Trichoderma reesei was obtained from ATCC and used as template for the amplification of different genes. Gene specific primers using a forward primer containing a NdeI site and a reverse primer containing a XbaI site for cloning in the pLD vector were designed for celD, celO and lipY genes. The mature region of cellulose genes celD (X04584) and celO (AJ275975) were amplified from genomic DNA of Clostridium thermocellum. LipY (NC_—000962) was amplified from genomic DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Overlapping primers were designed for the amplification of various exons of egl1 (M15665), egI (AB003694), swoI (AJ245918), axe1 (Z69256), xyn2 (X69574) and bgl1 (U09580) from genomic DNA of Trichoderma reesei using a novel method. Full length cDNA of these genes was amplified from different exons by a novel PCR based method using the forward of first exon and reverse of last exon containing a NdeI site and XbaI site respectively. Pectate lyase genes pelA, pelB & pelD from Fusarium solani with similar restriction sites were amplified using gene specific primers from pHILD2A, pHILD2B³⁰ and pHILD2D⁴⁵ respectively. A similar strategy was used to amplify cutinase gene⁴⁶ from recombinant clone of Fusarium solani. All the full length amplified products were ligated to pCR Blunt II Topo vector (Invitrogen) and were subjected to DNA sequencing (Genewiz). Each gene cloned in Topo vector was digested with NdeI/XbaI and inserted into the pLD vector^{17, 47} to make the tobacco chloroplast expression vector.

Regeneration of Transplastomic Plants and Evaluation of Transgene Integration by PCR and Southern Blot

Nicotiana tabacum var. Petite Havana was grown aseptically on hormone-free Murashige and Skoog (MS) agar medium containing 30 g/l sucrose. Sterile young leaves from plants at the 4-6 leaf stages were bombarded using gold particles coated with vector pLD-PelB, pLD-PelD and pLD-CelD and transplastomic plants were regenerated as described previously^{28, 29}. Plant genomic DNA was isolated using Qiagen DNeasy plant mini kit from leaves. PCR analysis was performed to confirm transgene integration into the inverted repeat regions of the chloroplast genome using two sets of primers 3P/3M and 5P/2M, respectively¹⁷. The PCR reaction was performed as described previously^{17, 29}. Leaf from the PCR positive shoots were again cut into small pieces and transferred on RMOP (regeneration medium of plants) medium containing 500 mg/l spectinomycin for another round of selection and subsequently moved to MSO (MS salts without vitamins and growth hormones) medium containing 500 mg/l spectinomycin for another round of selection to generate homoplasmic lines. Southern blot analysis was performed to confirm homoplasmy according to lab protocol⁴⁸. In brief, total plant genomic DNA (1-2 μg) isolated from leaves was digested with SmaI and hybridized with ³²P α[dCTP] labeled chloroplast flanking sequence probe (0.81 kb) containing the trnI-trnA genes. Hybridization was performed by using Stratagene QUICK-HYB hybridization solution and protocol.

Immunoblot Analysis

Approximately 100 mg of leaf was ground in liquid nitrogen and used for immunoblot analysis as described previously⁴⁸. Protein concentration was determined by Bradford protein assay reagent kit (Bio-Rad). Equal amounts of total soluble protein were separated by SDS-PAGE and transferred to nitrocellulose membrane. The transgenic protein expression was detected using polyclonal serum raised against PelA in rabbit.

E. coli Enzyme (Crude) Preparation

E. coli strain (XL-10 gold) harboring chloroplast expression vectors expressing rCelD, rEg1 (EC 3.2.1.4), rCelO (EC 3.2.1.91), rXyn2 (EC 3.2.1.8), rAxe1 (EC 3.1.1.72), rBgl1 (EC 3.2.1.21), rCutinase (EC 3.1.1.74), rLipY (lipase, EC 3.1.1.3), rPelA, rPelB, rPelD (EC 4.2.2.2) or rSwo1 was grown overnight at 37° C. Cells were harvested at 4° C. and sonicated four times with 30 s pulse in appropriate buffer (50 mM sodium acetate buffer with pH 5.5 for CelD, Eg1, CelO, Swo1, Xyn2, Axe1, Bgl1, 100 mM Tris-Cl with pH 7.0 for cutinase, lipase, PelA, PelB and PelD) containing protease inhibitor cocktail (Roche) and sodium azide (0.02%). Supernatant was collected after centrifugation at 16,000×g for 10 minutes and protein concentration was determined.

Enzyme Preparation from Tobacco Transplastomic Leaf Material

Fresh green leaves were collected and ground in liquid nitrogen. Total soluble protein was extracted in 50 mM sodium acetate buffer, pH 5.5 for cpCelD, cpXyn2 or 100 mM Tris-Cl buffer, pH 7.0 for PelD and PelB. All buffers contained protease inhibitor cocktail (Roche) and sodium azide (0.02%). Total soluble protein was filtered using 0.22 μm syringe filter, Protein concentration (mg/ml) in TSP was determined using Bradford method.

Enzyme Assays for Pectate Lyase B and Pectate Lyase D

Pectate lyases B and D were assayed spectrophotometrically by measuring the increase in A₂₃₅^{30, 49, 50}. Kinetics of the pectate lyase B and D were studied to optimize substrate concentration (0.0-2.5 mg) under identical protein and cofactor concentration. The reaction mixtures contained 1 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0) with 1 mM CaCl₂ (freshly prepared), 1 ml of 0.0-2.5 mg/ml sodium polygalacturonate (Sigma) and 0.5 ml of suitably diluted enzyme solution. Measurements were carried out at 40° C. One unit of enzyme was defined as the amount of enzyme which forms 1 μmol of product per min with a molar extinction coefficient of 4,600 μmol⁻¹ cm⁻¹. Kinetic studies were carried out in 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.0 at 40° C. Kinetic parameters (Km & Vmax) were calculated using non linear regression using Graphpad Prism 5.0. The initial slopes of each substrate concentration were calculated, where as the velocity (units/mg/min) was defined through the release of unsaturated galacturonic acid. The temperature optimization for pectate lyase B and D activity was carried out in 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.0 at different temperatures ranging from 30° C. to 70° C. In each case, the substrate was pre-incubated at the desired temperature for 5 min. In order to study the thermal stability of the enzyme, buffered enzyme samples were incubated for fixed time period at different temperatures.

The pH optimum of the pectate lyase B and D was measured at 40° C. using different buffers ranging from pH 6 to 10, with the same ionic strength. The stability of the crude extract of the enzyme was optimized by incubating the enzyme at the different pH. The influence of the cofactor CaCl₂ on pectate lyase activity was studied by conducting the reactions in its presence and absence at different pH and temperature.

Enzyme Assay for CelD and Commercial Cocktail (Celluclast 1.5 L and Novozyme 188)

Cellulase enzyme activity of cpCelD was determined by incubating crude extract in 2% carboxylmethylcellulose, avicel and sigmacell (Sigma) as substrate according to IUPAC recommendations³² in 50 mM sodium acetate buffer pH 6.0 and incubated at 60° C. for 30 minutes for CMC and 2 hours for avicel and sigmacell. Enzyme units of commercial cocktails Celluclast 1.5 L and Novozyme 188 were determined using 2% CMC, under identical assay conditions. Reducing sugar amount was determined using 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid³¹. D-glucose and D-galacturonic acid were used as standard to measure release of glucose equivalents and unsaturated galacturonic acid molecules. CMC (2%) was used in determining the pH and temperature activity profile of cpCelD. One unit of enzyme was defined as the amount of enzyme that released 1 μmole glucose equivalents per minute/ml. Cellulase unit calculation for avicel and sigmacell was based on glucose hexokinase method according to the manufacturer's protocol (Sigma).

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Filter Paper, Processed Wood and Citrus Peel

Enzyme assays were carried out either with one enzyme component or as cocktail on filter paper, processed wood and orange peel and released reducing sugar was determined using DNS method. Orange peel prepared from Valencia orange (Citrus sinensis cv Valencia) fruit was air dried overnight and ground in liquid nitrogen. Ground Valencia orange peel and pretreated wood biomass were washed several times in distilled water until no reducing sugar was detected by DNS reagent as well as by glucose hexokinase method.

For enzymatic digestion, 50-200 mg of processed wood sample or ground orange peel was used. Crude extracts containing enzymes from E. coli and plants were used in the cocktail for hydrolysis. End product reducing sugar was determined using DNS reagent³¹ and D-glucose as standard. Ampicillin and kanamycin 100 μg/ml was added to prevent any microbial growth during the long durations of enzyme hydrolysis. Commercial enzyme cocktails Celluclast 1.5 L and Novozyme 188 were tested for hydrolysis of citrus peel and processed wood in the same assay conditions used for enzyme cocktails from crude extracts. Enzyme units of Celluclast 1.5 L and Novozyme 188 used for hydrolysis assays were equivalent to cpCelD enzyme units (based on CMC hydrolysis) present in cocktails of crude extracts. In all experiments control assays contained substrate without enzyme or enzyme without substrate. All experiments and assays were carried out in triplicate.

The inventors have used coding sequences from bacterial or fungal genomes to create chloroplast vectors. A novel PCR based method was used to clone ORFs without introns from fungal genomic DNA. E. coli expression system was used to evaluate functionality of each enzyme independently or their efficacy in enzyme cocktails before creating transgenic lines; enzymes of fungal origin were active without any need for post-translational modifications (disulfide bonds or glycosylation). The phenotypes of homoplasmic transplastomic lines were normal and produced flowers & seeds. Based on three cuttings of tobacco in one year, 49, 64 and 10,751 million units of pectate lyase and endoglucanase activity can be obtained each year in an experimental cultivar. This yield could be increased 18-fold when these enzymes are produced in commercial cultivars. Based on USDA Economic Research Service, the cost of production of Burley tobacco in 2004 was $3,981 per acre. Because most enzymes for hydrolysis of plant biomass are active at higher temperatures, it is feasible to harvest leaves and sun dry them, as reported previously for chloroplast derived xylanase²⁵. Based on enzyme activity observed in plant crude extracts in this study, there is no need for purification. Therefore, excluding processing cost, enzymes could be produced as low as 0.008 cents for PelB, 0.006 cents for PelD per enzyme unit (as defined in the commercial source Megazyme). This is 925-1,233 fold less expensive for pectate lyase B & D, when compared with current commercial cost (Megazyme produced from C. japonicus). While this cost or yield comparison may not be the same for all chloroplast-derived enzymes, this concept provides a promising new platform for inexpensive enzyme cocktails to produce fermentable sugars from lignocellulosic biomass.

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study using enzyme cocktails expressed in plants for hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to produce fermentable sugars and direct comparison of enzyme properties produced via fermentation or in planta, using identical genes and regulatory sequences. Majority of enzyme hydrolysis studies on natural substrates like pretreated wood, corn stover or wheat straw have used commercially available enzymes^{3, 42} or purified recombinant enzymes spiked with purified commercial enzymes^{40, 43}. Accurate comparison of crude extract enzyme cocktails with commercial cocktails is not possible because of their unknown enzyme compositions. Therefore, equivalent enzyme units based on CMC hydrolysis was used as a basis for general comparison. ACCELLERASE™ 1000 (Genencor) was not available for this study because of required institutional agreements. Novozyme 188 purified enzyme cocktail did not yield any detectable glucose equivalents from processed wood and 11% more glucose equivalents with citrus peel, whereas Celluclast 1.5 L yielded 10% and 137% more with both biomass substrates than the crude extract cocktail, with equivalent enzyme units based on CMC hydrolysis. It is not surprising that crude extract cocktails performed equal to or better than purified enzyme cocktails because the later are produced by submerged fermentation from selected fungal strains that secerete several enzymes, simultaneously. According to Novozymes, a careful design of a combination of single component enzymes is necessary for rational utilization of these enzyme cocktails⁴⁴.

Example 9

Expression of Plant Degrading Enzymes

The teachings set forth in Examples 1-8 may be adapted for preparing expression cassettes of the heterologous gene, constructing transformation vectors; transforming chloroplasts and chloroplast expression any of a numerous list of enzymes that the inventors have identified will be helpful in degrading plant biomass sources. Also, Applicants refer to U.S. Patent Pubs 20070124830 and 20060117412 for techniques of chloroplast transformation and expression of proteins.

A non-limiting list of exemplary enzymes includes the following in Table I:

TABLE I
GOI (Genes of Interest)
1.  Endoglucanases
    a) celD (Clostridium thermocellum)
    b) egI (Trichoderma reesei)
    c) egl1 (Trichoderma reesei)
2.  Exoglucanase
    a) celO (Clostridium thermocellum)
3.  Lipase
    a) lipY (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
4.  Pectate lyases
    a) pelA (Fusarium solani)
    b) pelB (Fusarium solani)
    c) pelD (Fusarium solani)
5.  Cutinase
    a) cut (Fusarium solani)
6.  Swollenin similar to expansins
    a) swo1 (Trichoderma reesei)
7.  Xylanase
    a) xyn2 (Trichoderma reesei)
8.  Acetyl xylan esterase
    a) axe1 (Trichoderma reesei)
9.  Beta glucosidase
    a) bgl1 (Trichoderma reesei)
10. Mannanase
    a) man1 (Trichoderma reesei)
11. Arabinofuranosidase
    a) abf1 (Trichoderma reesei)
12. Lignin peroxidase
    a) lipJ (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)

In addition to the above list, attached tables II-VII set forth a list of different enzymes that may be used in conjunction with embodiments of the invention. The EC nos. are recognized designations (http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/ and NC-IUBMB) defining each of the enzymes with cross references to relevant polypeptide sequences and encoding polynucleotide sequences. Accession Nos. pertain to identifications sequences in either Genbank (one letter followed by five digits, e.g. M12345) or the RefSeq format (two letters followed by an underscore and six digits, e.g., NT_—123456). Each of the sequences and related accession nos. are stored in the Corenucleotide division of the GenBank database system. An accession no. listed on table II-VII for a specific gene can be easily found by inputting the accession number in the search field of the Entrez system found at (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/gquery). In a specific embodiment, the sequences of the accession nos. specifically listed in tables II-VI include those in their original state or as revised/updated in the Genbank system as of Feb. 28, 2008. In other embodiments, it is contemplated that sequences may be revised/updated after Feb. 28, 2008 but otherwise recognized by the art as the more accurate sequence of the accession no. compared to the sequence stored prior to Feb. 28, 2008. In these other embodiments, sequences as revised but recognized as the true sequence and having at least a 95% sequence identity to the sequence as stored in database prior to Feb. 28, 2008 shall be considered as the sequence for the relevant accession no.

Applicants also incorporate by reference the ASCII text file entitled 10669-034 seqid filed with the present application. This text file contains sequence information of the accessions nos listed in Tables II-VII.

In addition, nucleotides and peptides having substantial identity to the nucleotide and amino acid sequences relating plant degrading enzymes (such as those provided in tables II-VII) used in conjunction with present invention can also be employed in preferred embodiments. Here “substantial identity” means that two sequences, when optimally aligned such as by the programs GAP or BESTFIT (peptides) using default gap weights, or as measured by computer algorithms BLASTX or BLASTP, share at least 50%, preferably 75%, and most preferably 95% sequence identity. Preferably, residue positions which are not identical differ by conservative amino acid substitutions. For example, the substitution of amino acids having similar chemical properties such as charge or polarity are not likely to effect the properties of a protein. Non-limiting examples include glutamine for asparagine or glutamic acid for aspartic acid.

The term “variant” as used herein refers to nucleotide and polypeptide sequences wherein the nucleotide or amino acid sequence exhibits substantial identity with the nucleotide or amino acid sequence of Attachment B, preferably 75% sequence identity and most preferably 90-95% sequence identity to the sequences of the present invention: provided said variant has a biological activity as defined herein. The variant may be arrived at by modification of the native nucleotide or amino acid sequence by such modifications as insertion, substitution or deletion of one or more nucleotides or amino acids or it may be a naturally occurring variant. The term “variant” also includes homologous sequences which hybridise to the sequences of the invention under standard or preferably stringent hybridisation conditions familiar to those skilled in the art. Examples of the in situ hybridisation procedure typically used are described in (Tisdall et al., 1999); (Juengel et al., 2000). Where such a variant is desired, the nucleotide sequence of the native DNA is altered appropriately. This alteration can be made through elective synthesis of the DNA or by modification of the native DNA by, for example, site-specific or cassette mutagenesis. Preferably, where portions of cDNA or genomic DNA require sequence modifications, site-specific primer directed mutagenesis is employed, using techniques standard in the art.

In specific embodiments, a variant of a polypeptide is one having at least about 80% amino acid sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of a native sequence full length sequence of the plant degrading enzymes provided on the attached 10669-034SEDID ASCII file. Such variant polypeptides include, for instance, polypeptides wherein one or more amino acid residues are added, or deleted, at the N- and/or C-terminus, as well as within one or more internal domains, of the full-length amino acid sequence. Fragments of the peptides are also contemplated. Ordinarily, a variant polypeptide will have at least about 80% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 81% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 82% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 83% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 84% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 85% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 86% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 87% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 88% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 89% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 90% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 91% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 92% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 93% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 94% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 95% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 96% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 97% amino acid sequence identity, more preferably at least about 98% amino acid sequence identity and yet more preferably at least about 99% amino acid sequence identity with a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule shown in Attachment B or a specified fragment thereof. Ordinarily, variant polypeptides are at least about 10 amino acids in length, often at least about 20 amino acids in length, more often at least about 30 amino acids in length, more often at least about 40 amino acids in length, more often at least about 50 amino acids in length, more often at least about 60 amino acids in length, more often at least about 70 amino acids in length, more often at least about 80 amino acids in length, more often at least about 90 amino acids in length, more often at least about 100 amino acids in length, or more.

“Stringency” of hybridization reactions is readily determinable by one of ordinary skill in the art, and generally is an empirical calculation dependent upon probe length, washing temperature, and salt concentration. In general, longer probes require higher temperatures for proper annealing, while shorter probes need lower temperatures. Hybridization generally depends on the ability of denatured DNA to re-anneal when complementary strands are present in an environment below their melting temperature. The higher the degree of desired identity between the probe and hybridizable sequence, the higher the relative temperature which can be used. As a result, it follows that higher relative temperatures would tend to make the reaction conditions more stringent, while lower temperatures less so. For additional details and explanation of stringency of hybridization reactions, see Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Wiley Interscience Publishers, (1995).

“Stringent conditions” or “high stringency conditions”, as defined herein, are identified by those that: (1) employ low ionic strength and high temperature for washing, 0.015 M sodium chloride/0.0015 M sodium citrate/0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate at 50° C.; (2) employ during hybridization a denaturing agent, 50% (v/v) formamide with 0.1% bovine serum albumin/0.1% Ficoll/0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone/50 mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 6.5 with 750 mM sodium chloride, 75 mM sodium citrate at 42 degrees C.; or (3) employ 50% formamide, 5×SSC (0.75 M NaCl, 0.075 M sodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 0.1% sodium pyrophosphate, 5.times. Denhardt's solution, sonicated salmon sperm DNA (50 μg/ml), 0.1% SDS, and 10% dextran sulfate at 42 degrees C., with washes at 42 degrees C. in 0.2×SSC (sodium chloride/sodium citrate) and 50% formamide at 55 degrees C., followed by a high-stringency wash consisting of 0.1×SSC containing EDTA at 55 degrees C.

“Moderately stringent conditions” are identified as described by Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, New York: Cold Spring Harbor Press, 1989, and include the use of washing solution and hybridization conditions (e.g., temperature, ionic strength and % SDS) less stringent that those described above. An example of moderately stringent conditions is overnight incubation at 37° C. in a solution comprising: 20% formamide, 5×SSC (150 mM NaCl, 15 mM trisodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.6), 5×Denhardt's solution, 10% dextran sulfate, and 20 mg/ml denatured sheared salmon sperm DNA, followed by washing the filters in 1×SSC at about 37-50 degrees C. The skilled artisan will recognize how to adjust the temperature, ionic strength, etc. as necessary to accommodate factors such as probe length and the like.

Typically, for stringent hybridization conditions a combination of temperature and salt concentration should be chosen that is approximately 12-20° C. below the calculated T_m of the hybrid under study. The T_m of a hybrid between an polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or the complement thereof and a polynucleotide sequence which is at least about 50, preferably about 75, 90, 96, or 98% identical to one of those nucleotide sequences can be calculated, for example, using the equation of Bolton and McCarthy, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 48, 1390 (1962):

T _m=81.50° C.−16.6(log₁₀ [Na⁺])+0.41(% G+C)−0.63(% formamide)−600/l),

where l=the length of the hybrid in basepairs.In a specific embodiment, stringent wash conditions include, for example, 4×SSC at 65° C., or 50% formamide, 4×SSC at 42° C., or 0.5×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 65° C. Highly stringent wash conditions include, for example, 0.2×SSC at 65° C.

Example 10

Optimization of Recombinant Expressed Enzyme Cocktails

Having demonstrated by several examples that plant-degrading enzymes can be expressed in plants and bacteria, cocktails of enzymes can be produced that are especially adapted for degrading a targeted class of biomass. The inventors have discovered that certain combinations of selected enzymes are capable of hydrolyzing biomass materials in a synergistic fashion. For example, it has been discovered that two or more enzymes from a particular class work synergistically to degrade targeted material in biomass to increase the yield of fermentable sugars achieved. Based on the known composition of a target biomass sample, more than one enzyme in a particular class is included in the plant degrading cocktail. Furthermore, the amount of enzyme of a specific enzyme class known to degrade a specific compound in a biomass sample is increased relative to other enzyme in the cocktail as a function of the ratio of the specific compound/mass of biomass sample. General information concerning exemplary classes of enzymes are discussed below in relationship to the type of substrates on which they act. Equipped with the teachings and techniques discussed herein, one skilled in the art is able to determine cocktails suitable for a given biomass, and methods by which synergy of the enzymes in the cocktails can be determined.

Enzyme Assays

Most enzyme assays were determined spectrophotometrically by measuring the increase in A₂₃₅^{30, 47, 48}. Enzyme kinetics were studied to optimize substrate concentration (0-2.5 mg) under identical protein and cofactor concentrations. The reaction mixtures contained appropriate buffers, substrates and standard enzymes when commercially available. Measurements are made at different temperatures and pH. One unit of enzyme is defined as the amount of enzyme which forms 1 μmol of product per min with appropriate molar extinction coefficient. Kinetic parameters (Km & Vmax) are calculated using non linear regression using Graphpad Prism 5.0. The initial slopes of each substrate concentration are calculated where as the velocity (units/mg/min) is defined through the release of appropriate product. The temperature optimization is determined in proper buffers with required co-factors, substrates at optimal pH. In order to study the thermal stability of each enzyme, buffered enzyme samples are incubated for fixed time periods at different temperatures. Similarly, the pH optimum of each enzyme are measured at optimal temperatures using different buffers ranging from pH 6 to 10, with the same ionic strength. The stability of the crude extract of the enzyme is optimized by incubating the enzyme at the different pH. The influence of various cofactors for optimal enzyme activity is studied by conducting the reactions in the presence or absence of each cofactor, at different pH and temperature.

Endoglucanase, Cellobiohydralase and Beta-Glucosidase:

Cellulose is the most abundant renewable bioresource produced in the biosphere through photosynthetic process (˜100 billion dry tons/year)^49-51. Cellulose biodegradation by cellulases and cellulosomes, produced by numerous microorganisms, represents a major carbon flow from fixed carbon sinks to atmospheric CO2 and studies have shown that the use of biobased products and bioenergy can achieve zero net carbon dioxide emission^{52, 53}% Cellulose is a linear condensation polymer consisting of D-anhydroglucopyranose joined together by β-1,4-glycosidic bonds with a degree of polymerization (DP) from 100 to 20,000. Approximately 30 individual cellulose molecules are assembled into larger units known as elementary fibrils (protofibrils), which are packed into larger units called microfibrils, and these are in turn assembled into large cellulose fibers^{54, 55}. The breakdown of biomass involves the release of long-chain polysaccharides, specifically cellulose and hemicellulose, and the subsequent hydrolysis of these polysaccharides into their component 5- and 6-carbon chain sugars¹⁵. One of the most important and difficult technological challenges is to overcome the recalcitrance of natural lignocellulosic materials, which must be enzymatically hydrolyzed to produce fermentable sugars^2,7,8,56,57.

The mechanism of cellulose degradation involves three enzyme classes of cellulase. These include endoglucanases or 1,4-β-D-glucan-4-glucanohydrolases (EC 3.2.1.4) exoglucanase or 1,4-β-D-glucan cellobiohydrolases (E.C. 3.2.1.91), and β-glucosidase or β-glucoside glucohydrolases (E.C. 3.2.1.21)^55,58,59. The combined actions of endoglucanases and exoglucanases modify the crystalline nature of cellulose surface over time, resulting in rapid changes in hydrolysis rates.⁶⁰ The inventor has realized that the simultaneous action of these enzyme class on cellulose substrate completely breaks down the intramolecular β-1,4-glucosidic bonds of cellulose chains. This results in release of large amount of fermentable glucose molecules.

Endoglucanases (e.g CelD, Eg1): Endoglucanases cut at random at internal amorphous sites in the cellulose polysaccharide chain, generating oligosaccharides of various lengths and consequently expose new chain ends. Exoglucanases (e.g. CelO, Cbh2): Exoglucanases or cellobiohydrolases acts processively on the reducing or nonreducing ends of cellulose polysaccharide chains, liberating either glucose (glucanohydrolases) or cellobiose (cellobiohydrolase) as major products. Cellobiohydralases can also act on amorphous and microcrystalline cellulose structure having exposed cellulose chain ends. β-Glucosidases (e.g., BglA, Bgl1): It hydrolyze soluble cellobiose as well as longer cellodextrins molecules to glucose.

CelD, Egl1, EG1 (endo-glucanases) and CelO (cellobiohydrolase): Substrate: Carboxylmethylcellulose (2%) beta D-glucan (10 mg/ml), microcrystalline cellulose, Avicel, Sigma cellulose (all 50 mg/ml). At least two dilutions are made for each enzyme sample investigated in 50 mM sodium acetate buffer containing 10 mM CaCl₂ and 20 μg BSA. In the assay, one dilution should release slightly more and one slightly less than 0.5 mg (absolute amount) of glucose. The sample is incubated at appropriate temperature for 30 minutes after adding 0.5 ml of substrate solution. After incubation, 0.5 ml of DNS is added to 0.5 ml of the reaction mixture followed by boiling for exactly 5 minutes in a boiling water bath along with enzyme blanks and glucose standards. Following boiling, 166 μl of 40% Rochelle salt is added and transferred immediately to a cold water bath not more than 30 minutes. The tube is mixed by inverting several times so that the solution separates from the bottom of the tube at each inversion. The mixture is measured at 575 nm in a spectrometer. The absorbance is translated (corrected if necessary by subtracting of the blank) into glucose production during the reaction using a glucose standard curve graph. Enzyme unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to liberate 1.0 μmol per minute.³²

Bgl1 (Trichoderma reesei): Beta-Glucosidase Assays:

Substrate: Cellobiose, 2-15 Mm in Sodium Acetate Buffer pH 4.8

At least two dilutions are made of each enzyme sample investigated. One dilution should release slightly more and one slightly less than 1.0 mg (absolute amount) of glucose in the reaction conditions. Add 1.0 ml of enzyme dilution in sodium acetate buffer pH 4.8 to 1.0 ml of cellobiose substrate. Incubate at 50° C. for 30-120 minutes. Stop assay by boiling in water bath for 5 minutes. Determine liberated glucose using glucose hexokinase (Sigma) method. One unit of enzyme is defined as 1.0 μmol of glucose released per minute from cellobiose. Substrate: 2-15 mM para-nitrophenyl D-glucoside in sodium acetate buffer pH 4.8. Add 0.3 ml of diluted enzyme solution to 0.6 ml 50 mM sodium acetate buffer and 0.3 ml para-nitrophenyl D-glucoside. Carry out the reaction at 50° C. for 10 minutes. Stop the reaction with 1M Na2CO3. Spectrophometrically measure the liberated p-nitrophenol at 410 nm using p-nitrophenol as standard. Construct the calibration curve for p-nitrophenol in the concentration range of 0.02-0.1 mM. Enzyme unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to liberate 1.0 μmol of p-nitrophenol per min from pNPG.

Xylanase

Endo-xylanses: Xylan is one of the major components of the hemicellulose fraction of plant cell walls and accounts for 20-30% of their total dry mass. Unlike cellulose, xylan is a complex polymer consisting of a β-1,4-linked xylose monomers substituted with side chains. Hydrolysis of the xylan backbone is catalyzed by endob-1,4-xylanases (EC 3.2.1.8) and β-D-xylosidases (EC 3.2.1.37).^6l Endoxylanases are capable of hydrolyzing the internal 1,4-β-bonds of the xylan backbone and thereby produce several xylo-oligomers of varying length. Complete hydrolysis of xylan involves endo-β-1,4-xylanase, β-xylosidase, and several accessory enzymes, such as a-L-arabinofuranosidase, α-glucuronidase, acetylxylan esterase and ferulic acid esterase.^{62, 63} For the biofuel industry, the inventor has realized that xylanases can be used to aid in the conversion of lignocellulose to fermentable sugars (e.g., xylose). Furthermore, hydrolysis of xylan molecules is very important step in the enzymatic hydrolysis hemicellulose and lignocellulosic materials because this gives larger accessibility for cellulases to act on exposed cellulose.

Xylanase Assay⁶⁴ (Baily 1989):

Xyn2 (Trichoderma reesei)

Substrate: Oat spelt xylan (1%); Birch wood xylan (1%, boil for 5 minutes until dissolved) D-xylose (0.01 to 1 mg/ml xylose) standard graph will be prepared by using DNS method. Assay: The enzyme sample is diluted in 1% xylan suspension with a total volume reaction up to 2 ml. Then the mixture is incubated for 30-120 minutes at 50° C. After incubation, 2 ml of DNS reagent is added to the reaction mixture followed by boiling for 5 minutes. The release of xylose concentration is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm. The enzyme unit is calculated by using standard formula⁶⁴.

Cutinase:

Cutinase from the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium solani pisi is an example of a small carboxylic ester hydrolase that bridges functional properties between lipases and esterases. Cutin, a polyester composed of hydroxy and hydroxy epoxy fatty acids containing 16 and 18 carbon atoms, is the major structural component of the protective barrier covering the surface of the aerial parts of plants^{65, 66}. Cutinases not only degrade cutin polymers but also a large variety of short and long chain triacylglycerols are rapidly hydrolyzed. The enzyme belongs to the family of serine hydrolases containing the so called α/β hydrolase fold.^{67, 68} Hydrolyses of cutin, lipase and triacylglycerols molecules that present in large amount in citrus peel waste gives tremendous accessibility for enzymes like pectinases, cellulases and xylanases. Therefore cutinase is important enzyme component in the enzyme hydrolyses of citrus peel for biofuel production.

Cutinase assay^{67, 69}: Substrate: p-nitrophenyl butyrate and p-nitrophenyl palmitate (0.01% or 10 mM). The enzyme is extracted from transplastomic plants in 100 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH7.0) and 0.03% Triton X-100 will be added at the time of initiating enzyme assay. Reactions are performed by incubating for 10-15 min at 30° C. in a tube containing 1 ml of substrate (100 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7, 0.03% Triton X-100, and 0.01% p-nitrophenol butyrate and various amount of enzyme sample (ice cold). Release of p-nitrophenol is measured at 405 nm using p-nitrophenol as standard. Background activity is subtracted from the absorption reading if necessary. One unit of enzyme activity was defined as the amount that degrades 1 μmol of substrate per minute under standard conditions.

Mannanase:

Mannanase is used in the paper and pulp industry, for the enzymatic bleaching of softwood pulp, in the detergent industry as a stain removal booster, in the coffee industry for hydrolysis of coffee mannan to reduce the viscosity of coffee extracts, in oil drilling industry to enhance the flow of oil or gas, in oil extraction from coconut meat, in the textile industry for processing cellulosic fibers and in the poultry industry to improve the nutritional value of poultry feeds.⁷⁰

Cell-wall polysaccharides can be converted into fermentable sugars through enzymatic hydrolysis using enzymes such as cellulases and hemicellulases and the fermentable sugars thus obtained can be used to produce lignocellulosic ethanol. Mannanase is a hemicellulase. Hemicellulose is a complex group of heterogeneous polymers and represents one of the major sources of renewable organic matter. Mannans are one of the major constituent groups of hemicellulose and are widely distributed in hardwoods and softwoods, seeds of leguminous plants and in beans. Hemicelluloses make up 25-30% of total wood dry weight. Hemicelluloses in softwoods are mainly galactoglucomannan, containing mannose/glucose/galactose residues in a ratio of 3:1:1 and glucomannan with mannose/glucose residues in the ratio of 3:1⁷¹. Mannanases are endohydrolases that cleave randomly within the 1,4-β-D mannan main chain of galactomannan, glucomannan, galactoglucomannan, and mannan. Mannanases hydrolyzes the β-D-1,4 mannopyranoside linkages in β-1, 4 mannans. The main products obtained during the hydrolysis of mannans by β-mannanases are mannobiose and mannotriose. Additional enzymes, such as β-glucosidases and α-galactosidases are required to remove side chain sugars that are attached at various points on mannans. A vast variety of bacteria, actinomycetes, yeasts and fungi are known to produce mannanase. Among bacteria, mostly gram-positive, including various Bacillus species and Clostridia species and few strains of gram negative bacteria, viz. Vibrio and Bacteroides have also been reported. The most prominent mannan degrading group among fungi belongs to genera Aspergillus, Agaricus, Trichoderma and Sclerotium.⁷⁰

The assay procedure for determination of the activity of Mannanase involves the incubation of the crude enzyme extract with the substrate (Galactomannan from Locust bean gum as a substrate). After the enzyme reaction the reducing sugars liberated are quantified and the enzyme activity is measured. Locust bean gum (0.5%) will be dissolved in citrate buffer (pH 5.3) and heated until boiled; this mixture is used as the substrate. The crude enzyme extract is incubated with the substrate at 50° C. for 5 minutes. The reducing sugars liberated in the enzyme reaction is assayed by adding Dinitro salicylic acid-reagent boiling for 5 min, cooling and measuring the absorbance at 540 nm⁷².

Another assay method involves carob galactomannan (0.2%) as substrate in sodium acetate buffer (pH 5). Crude enzyme extract is incubated with the substrate at 40° C. for 10 minutes. The reducing sugars liberated are measured by Nelson-Somogyi method and the enzyme activity is quantified⁷³. In gel diffusion assay, gel plates are prepared by dissolving 0.05% (w/v) locust bean gum in citrate phosphate buffer (pH 5.0) along with Phytagar. Crude enzyme extract is transferred to the gel plates and incubated for 24 hours. Gels will be stained by using Congo red. Cleared zones (halos) on the plates indicated endo-beta-mannanase activity⁷⁴.

Arabinofuranosidase 1 (ABF1)

ABF1 has been shown to have numerous potential uses. L-arabinose is found throughout many different plant tissues in small amounts but strategically placed as side groups. ABF1 facilitates the breakdown of these side chains and cross-linking within the cell wall to work synergistically with other enzymes such as hemicellulases. This can increase the availability of fermentable sugars for biofuel production from biomass or pulp and paper production. This enzyme can increase the digestibility of livestock feed, has been used in the clarification of fruit juices and can aid in the aromatization of wines. Finally, ABF1 has possibilities as a food additive for diabetics due to the sweet taste and inhibitory effect on the digestion of sucrose⁷⁵.

ABF1 was isolated from the fungus T. reesei and expressed in Escherichia coli in the pLD plasmid. The activity of this enzyme is assayed through the use of p-nitrophenyl-α-L-arabinofuranoside substrate in a 0.05M citrate buffer incubated at 50° C. for 10 minutes with enzyme crude extracts from plants or E. coli. The reaction is stopped with 1M Na₂CO₃ and the resultant p-nitrophenol is measured by spectrophotometer at 400 nm and compared to the positive standard (either p-nitrophenol or ABF, both of which are available commercially) to determine quantity. The pH and temperature optima studies are performed with the same substrate and measured in the same fashion 76. The activity of this enzyme has been known to be inhibited certain metal ions such as Cu²⁺, Hg²⁺, detergents and many chelating and reducing agents.⁷⁵

Lignin Peroxidase (LipJ)

The enzyme Lignin peroxidase, commonly known as LipJ, remains novel and desirable for advancing the production of biofuel enzymes by means of transplastomic tobacco. Expression of LipJ should expand the spectra of exploitable biomass sources by hydrolysis of the inedible lignin and cellulose rich portions of biomass such as corn, sugarcane and wheat. Sources previously occluded as sources for biofuel due their high lignin content e.g. waste lumber, wood chips, peels from commercially prepared fruit and vegetables, could be hydrolyzed with LipJ. LipJ also advances biofuels production by ablating the intricate lignin structures within plant materials from inhibiting access to more valuable biomass substrates that provide valuable commercial, chemical and pharmaceutical products. These products are as of yet, limited in yield because of the protective nature of lignin surrounding them within biomass sources.

LipJ, was isolated from genomic DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, expressed in a plasmid functional in both chloroplasts and E. coli. Three cultivars of transplastomic tobacco are expressing this vector in the primary selection round and await confirmation of chloroplast expression. Protein assays in E. coli have been designed for qualitative & quantitative analysis of LipJ expression, which is optimized for chloroplast derived LipJ.

Lipase (Lip Y)

Lipase Y (LipY), from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, is a water soluble enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bonds and long-chain triacylglycerols, making it an ideal candidate for biofuel production. LipY is a membrane protein for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and studies have already shown a humoral response will occur when LipY is combined with the serum of tuberculosis patients; therefore, LipY has the added benefit of being a potential vaccine for tuberculosis 77.

One simple assay for determining the activity of the cloned gene is a plate assay involving the fluorescent dye rhodamine B and a crude extract of lyses cells. If the gene was properly integrated and the protein folded correctly the assay will display an orange color when illuminated under a specific wavelength of light 80. Another assay measures the release of p-nitrophenol when p-nitrophenylstearate is incubated in various concentrations of E. coli or plant cell extract⁸¹.

Example 11

Expression of Plant Degrading Enzymes in Commercial Cultivars

Tobacco chloroplasts were transformed by microprojectile bombardment (biolistic transformation) as described before. Transgene integration was confirmed by PCR analysis using primers used in previous studies. Southern blot analysis was conducted to confirm homoplasmy. Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum var. Petit Havana/LAMD/TN90) seeds were aseptically germinated on MSO medium in Petri dishes. Germinated seedlings were transferred to magenta boxes containing MSO medium. Leaves at 3-7 leaf stage of plant growth were cut and placed abaxial side up on a Whatman filter paper laying on RMOP medium in Petri plates (100×15 mm) for bombardment. Gold microprojectiles (0.6 μm) were coated with plasmid DNA (tobacco chloroplast expression vector) and biolistic mediated transformation were carried out with the biolistic device PDS1000/He (Bio-Rad) as published. After bombardment, leaves were incubated in dark for 48 hours to recover from damage. After 48 hours in dark, the bombarded leaves of Petit Havana (experimental cultivar) or LAMD and TN90 (commercial cultivar) were cut into 5 mm pieces and placed on plates (bombarded side in contact with medium) containing RMOP with 500, 150 and 200 mg/l of spectinomycin respectively for the first round of selection. After 4-5 weeks, resistant shoots will appear, whereas untransformed cells will die. Resistant shoots will be transferred to new RMOP-Spectinomycin plates and subjected to subsequent rounds of selection. The putative transplastomic shoots were confirmed by PCR and Southern analysis. Expression of cell wall degrading enzymes were confirmed by their respective assays and for those that antibody was available, Western blot analysis was performed.

The commercial cultivars yielded 40 metric tons biomass of fresh leaves as opposed to 2.2 tons in experimental cultivar Petit Havana. The commercial cultivars yield biomass 18 fold more than the experimental cultivar (Cramer et al., 1999). LAMD-609 is a low nicotine hybrid produced by backcrossing a Maryland type variety, MD-609, to a low nicotine-producing burley variety, LA Burley 21 (Collins et al., 1974), Tennessee 90 (TN 90) is a commercial cultivar used by Philip Morris (Lancaster Laboratories, PA). Both experimental cultivars LAMD and TN 90 were transformed with genes encoding biomass degrading enzymes. Although it is more challenging to transform these cultivars than the experimental cultivar, we succeeded in transforming both commercial cultivars with a number of genes encoding biomass degrading enzymes pectate lyases, cellulases, xylanases and endoglucanases. Transplastomic lines of commercial cultivars were homoplasmic, fertile and activities of expressed enzymes were similar to the experimental cultivar except that their biomass yield was much higher than Petit Havana. Table 8 shows enzymes that have been successfully introduced in plants, expressed and assayed for activity in experimental and commercial cultivars.

PCR was done using DNA isolated from leaf material of control and putative transgenic plants in order to distinguish true chloroplast transformants from nuclear transformants or mutants. Two separate PCR reactions was set up, one reaction checked for the integration of selectable marker gene into the chloroplast genome and the second checked integration of the transgene expression cassette. In order to test chloroplast integration of the transgenes, one primer (3M) will land on the aadA gene while another (3P) will land on the native chloroplast genome. No PCR product was obtained with nuclear transgenic plants or mutants using this set of primers. This screening is important for eliminating mutants and nuclear transformants. In order to conduct PCR analysis in transgenic plants, total DNA from unbombarded and transgenic plants was isolated as described by DNeasy plant mini kit (Qiagen). Integration of transgene expression cassette was tested using 5P/2M primer pair. Primer 5P lands in the aadA gene and 2M in the trnA, therefore, the PCR product showed whether the gene of interest had been introduced into the chloroplast genome via the homologous recombination process. A similar strategy has been used successfully by PI lab to confirm chloroplast integration of several foreign genes. The leaf pieces from PCR-positive shoots was further selected for a second round in order to achieve homoplasmy.

Southern blots were done to test homoplasmy. There are several thousand copies of the chloroplast genome present in each plant cell. When foreign genes are inserted into the chloroplast genome, not all chloroplasts will integrate foreign DNA resulting in heteroplasmy. To ensure that only the transformed genome exists in transgenic plants (homoplasmy), the selection process was continued. In order to confirm homoplasmy at the end of the selection cycle, total DNA from transgenic plants was probed with the radiolabeled chloroplast flanking sequences (the trnI-trnA fragment) used for homologous recombination. If wild type genomes are present (heteroplasmy), the native fragment size was observed along with transformed genomes. Presence of a large fragment due to the insertion of foreign genes within the flanking sequences and the absence of the native small fragment should confirm homoplasmy.

FIG. 6 shows the generation of transplastomic tobacco commercial cultivars (A) Rooting of CelD LAMD shoot (B) CelD LAMD transplastomic plants growing in the green house (C) CelD LAMD transplastomic plants showing normal flowering (D) CelD TN90 primary transformant (E) Second round of regeneration for CelD TN90 (F) Rooting of PelB TN90 (G-I) First, second and third round of regeneration for PelB LAMD (J) Rooting of PelD LAMD shoot (K) PelD LAMD transplastomic plants growing in green house (L) PelD LAMD transplastomic plant showing normal flowering (M) Rooting of eg1LAMD shoot (N) eg1 LAMD transplastomic plant growing in pots.

FIG. 7 shows confirmation of homoplasmy by southern blots using tobacco flanking probe (A) CelD LAMD (B) PelB LAMD (C) PelB TN90 (D) PelD LAMD and (E) eg1 LAMD (UT: Untransformed plant; Numbers: Transplastomic lines and B: Blank). FIG. 8 shows enzymatic activity of pectate lyase B and D in Petit Havana, TN90 and LAMD tobacco cultivars (A) PelB (B) PelD Note: The leaf material used for the analysis of enzyme activity for TN90 and LAMD tobacco cultivars were harvested from in vitro plants, whereas the leaf material for Petit Havana is from the green house. Since the transgene is controlled by psbA, with light and developmental regulatory elements, expression levels in commercial cultivars are expected to be higher when transferred to the green house.

TABLE 8
Summary of Successful Transformation, Expression and Active Recombinantly
Expressed Enzymes
						Assay
						with	Assay
					Frozen	E. coli	with
Gene	PCR	Southern	At what	No. of	material	extract	plant	Plant
Name	Positive	Status	stage	plants	(gms)	protocols	extract	Health
celD	Yes, Petit	Homoplasmy	Collected	T0 seeds	400	Yes	Yes	Normal
	Havana		seeds	germinated
	(PH)
	Yes	Homoplasmy	Collected	T0 seeds	250		Yes	Normal
	(LAMD)		seeds	germinated
	Yes (TN90)	Not Checked	2nd Round	4 clones			Yes	Normal
			of selection
pelB	Yes (PH)	Homoplasmy	Collected	T0 seeds	700	Yes	Yes	Normal
			seeds	germinated
	Yes	Homoplasmy	Rooting	18 plants			Yes	Normal
	(LAMD)
	Yes (TN90)	Homoplasmy	Ready for	30 plants			Yes	Normal
			Green
			house
			production
pelD	Yes (PH)	Homoplasmy	Collected	T0 seeds	600	Yes	Yes	Normal
			seeds	germinated
	Yes	Homoplasmy	Collected	T0 seeds	340		Yes	Normal
	(LAMD)		seeds	germinated
pelA	Yes (PH)	Homoplasmy	Ready for	9		Yes	Yes	Normal
			Green
			house
			production
egI	Yes (PH)	Homoplasmy	Ready for	9		Yes	Yes	Normal
			Green
			house
			production
	Yes	Homoplasmy	Ready for	3			Yes	Normal
	(LAMD)		Green
			house
			production
Egl1	Yes (PH)	in progress	Rooting	20		in	in	Normal
	Yes (TN90)	in progress	2nd round	3 clones		progress	progress	Normal
			of selection
Xyn2	Yes (PH)	Homoplasmy	Ready for	7		Yes	Yes	Normal
			Green
			house
			production
Swo1	Yes (PH)	Homoplasmy	Rooting	20		Yes	Yes	Thin
								leaves
Bgl1	Yes (PH)	Homoplasmy	Ready for	20		Yes	in	Normal
			Green				progress
			house
			production
Cutinase	Yes (PH)	in progress	Rooting	15		Yes	in	Leaves
							progress	are thin
cello	Yes (PH)	Heteroplasmy	Rooting	20		Yes	in	Normal
							progress
	Screening	in progress	2nd round	5 clones		Yes	in	Normal
	(LAMD)		of selection				progress
Axe1	Bombarded	—	In RMOP			Yes
	in all		selection
	cultivars		medium
lip Y	Bombarded	—	In RMOP			Yes
	in all		selection
	cultivars		medium
lipJ	Bombarded	—	In RMOP			yes
	in all		selection
	cultivars		medium
Man1	Bombarded	—	In RMOP			Yes
	in all		selection
	cultivars		medium
Abf1	Bombarded	—	In RMOP
	in all		selection
	cultivars		medium

The disclosures of the cited patent documents, publications and references, including those referenced in Tables II-VII, are incorporated herein in their entirety to the extent not inconsistent with the teachings herein. It should be understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and that various modifications or changes in light thereof will be suggested to persons skilled in the art and are to be included within the spirit and purview of this application.

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TABLE II
No.	Source	Gene	Accession No.
1	Aspergillus niger CBS	1,4-beta-D-arabinoxylan	XM_001389961
	513.88	arabinofuranohydrolase axhA
2	Aspergillus niger CBS	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase A	XM_001389959
	513.88	precursor (xynA)
3	Aspergillus niger	xylanase B	DQ174549
4	Aspergillus niger	xylanase (XYNB)	AY536639
5	Aspergillus niger	xylanase (XYN6)	AY536638
6	Aspergillus niger	xylanase (XYN4)	U39785
7	Aspergillus niger	xylanase (XYN5)	U39784
8	Aspergillus fumigatus	XynC	DQ156555
9	Aspergillus fumigatus	XynB	DQ156553
10	Bacillus licheniformis	I5 beta-1,4-endoxylanase	DQ520129
		(xyn11)
11	Cryptococcus flavus	endo-1,4-beta xylanase	EU330207
	isolate I-11	(XYN1)
12	Trichoderma viride	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (xyn2)	EF079061
	strain AS 3.3711
13	Thermoascus aurantiacus	xynA	AJ132635
14	Agaricus bisporus	xlnA	Z83310
15	Thermobifida alba	xylA	Z81013
16	Bacillus subtilis	eglS gene for endo-1,4-beta-	Z29076
		glucanase
17	Chaetomium cupreum	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase	EF026978
18	Paenibacillus polymyxa	xyn D and glu B genes for	X57094
		endo-beta-(1,4)-xylanase and
		endo-beta-(1,3)(1,4)-glucanase
19	Neocallimastix frontalis	xylanase	DQ517887
	strain k13
20	Penicillium citrinum	xynA gene for endo-1,4-beta-	AB198065
		xylanase
21	Agaricus bisporus	endo-1,4-beta xylanase	Z83199
22	Bacillus sp. (137)	endo-beta-1,4-xylanase	Z35497
23	Bacillus pumilus	xynA	X00660
24	Aeromonas punctata	XynX	AB015980
25	Penicillium canescens	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase gene	AY756109
26	Cochliobolus carbonum	endo-beta-1,4 xylanase	AY622513
		(XYL4)
27	Aspergillus cf. niger	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase B	AY551187
	BCC14405	(xylB)
28	Bacillus alcalophilus	beta-1,4-xylanase (xynT)	AY423561
	strain AX2000
29	Trichoderma viride	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase	AY370020
	strain YNUCC0183	(XYL1)
30	Thermotoga maritima	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase B	AY339848
31	Trichoderma viride	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase	AY320048
	strain YNUCC0183
32	Gibberella zeae	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (xylA)	AY289919
33	Aeromonas caviae	xynA gene for xylanase I	D32065
34	Bacillus pumilus strain	beta-1,4-xylanase (xynK) gene,	AF466829
	TX703
35	Fusarium oxysporum f.	xylanase 4 protein (xyl4)	AF246831
	sp. lycopersici
36	Fusarium oxysporum f.	xylanase 5 protein (xyl5) gene	AF246830
	sp. lycopersici
37	Penicillium	endo-1,4-beta-D-xylanase A	AF249328
	purpurogenum	(XynA)
38	Streptomyces sp. S38	xyl1 gene for endo-1,4-beta-	X98518
		xylanase
39	Bacillus sp. NBL420	endo-xylanase (xylS)	AF441773
40	Bacillus	endo-beta-1,4-xylanase (xynA)	U15985
	stearothermophilus
41	Phanerochaete	endo-1,4-B-xylanase B (xynB)	AF301902 to
	chrysosporium strain		AF301905
	ME446
42	Thermoascus aurantiacus	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase A	AF127529
		precursor (xynA) gene
43	Neocallimastix	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (xynC)	AF123252
	patriciarum	gene
44	Streptomyces avermitilis	endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (xyl30)	AF121865
		gene
45	Cochliobolus carbonum	beta-1,4-xylanase precursor	U58916
		(XYL3) gene
46	Trichoderma reesei	beta-xylanase (XYN2)	U24191
47	Aspergillus tubingensis	xylanase (xlnA) gene	L26988
48	Thermomonospora fusca	endo 1,4-beta-D xylanase gene	U01242
	YX
49	Aspergillus fumigatus	xylosidase:	XM_750558
	Af293	arabinofuranosidase
50	Aspergillus fumigatus	beta-xylosidase XylA	XM_747967
	Af293
51	Aspergillus fumigatus	beta-xylosidase	XM_744780
	Af293
52	Aspergillus fumigatus	Xld	DQ156554
53	Vibrio sp. XY-214	xloA	AB300564
54	Aspergillus niger	xlnD	Z84377
55	Bacteroides ovatus	xylosidase/arabinosidase gene	U04957
56	Aspergillus clavatus	xylosidase:	XM_001275592
	NRRL 1	arabinofuranosidase
57	Aspergillus clavatus	beta-xylosidase	XM_001268537
	NRRL 1
58	Neosartorya fischeri	beta-xylosidase	XM_001261557
	NRRL 181
59	Aspergillus niger CBS	xylosidase xlnD	XM_001389379
	513.88
60	Aspergillus oryzae	beta-xylosidase A	AB013851
61	Aspergillus oryzae	beta-1,4-xylosidase	AB009972
62	Vibrio sp. XY-214	xloA	AB300564
63	Thermoanaerobacterium	xylosidase	EF193646
	sp. ‘JW/SL YS485’
64	Penicillium herquei	xylosidase	AB093564
65	Bifidobacterium	beta-xylosidase (bxyL) gene	DQ327717
	adolescentis strain Int57
66	Aspergillus awamori	beta-xylosidase	AB154359
67	Bacillus pumilus IPO	xynB gene for beta-xylosidase	X05793
68	Pyrus pyrifolia PpARF2	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase/	AB195230
		beta-D-xylosidase
69	Clostridium stercorarium	bxlA gene for beta-xylosidase A	AJ508404
70	Clostridium stercorarium	bxlB gene for beta-xylosidase B	AJ508405
71	Aeromonas punctata	xysB, xyg genes for xylosidase	AB022788
		B, alpha-glucuronidase,
72	Clostridium stercorarium	xynA gene for endo-xylanase	AJ508403
73	Clostridium stercorarium	xyl43B gene for beta-	AB106866
		xylosidase
74	Talaromyces emersonii	beta-xylosidase (bxl1) gene	A439746
75	Thermoanaerobacterium	beta-xylosidase (xylB) and	AF001926
	sp. ‘JW/SL YS485’	xylan esterase 1 (axe1) genes
76	Streptomyces	beta-xylosidase	AB110645
	thermoviolaceus
77	Selenomonas	xylosidase/arabinosidase (Xsa)	AF040720
	ruminantium	gene
78	Bacillus pumilus	xylan 1,4-beta-xylosidase	AF107211
		(xynB)
79	Bacillus	b-xylosidase and gene for	D28121
	stearothermophilus	xylanase
80	Azospirillum irakense	xylosidase/arabinofuranosidase	AF143228
		(xynA) gene
81	Cochliobolus carbonum	major extracellular beta-	AF095243
		xylosidase (XYP1) gene
82	Streptomyces lividans	BxlS (bxlS), BxlR (bxlR),	AF043654
		BxlE (bxlE), BxlF (bxlF),
		BxlG (bxlG), and BxlA (bxlA)
		genes
83	Bacillus sp. KK-1	beta-xylosidase (xylB) gene	AF045479
84	Aspergllus nidulans	xlnD	Y13568
85	T. reesei	beta-xylosidase	Z69257
86	T. reesei	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	Z69252
87	Clostridium stercorarium	xylA gene encoding xylosidase	D13268
88	Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens	beta-D-xylosidase/alpha-L-	M55537
		arabinofuranosidase gene
89	Thermoanaerobacter	beta-xylosidase (xynB)	M97883
90	Paenibacillus sp. W-61	exo-oligoxylanase	AB274730
91	Aspergillus niger CBS	arabinofuranosidase B abfB	XM_001396732
	513.88
92	Aspergillus niger CBS	1,4-beta-D-arabinoxylan	XM_001389961
	513.88	arabinofuranohydrolase axhA
93	Aspergillus niger	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	U39942
		(ABF2)
94	Aspergillus niger	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	L29005
		(abfA)
95	Synthetic contruct	Alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	BD143577
		gene
96	Synthetic contruct	Alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	BD143576
		gene
97	Aureobasidium pullulans	alpha arabinofuranosidase	AY495375
		(abfA) gene
98	Geobacillus	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	EF052863
	stearothermophilus strain	(abf) gene
	KCTC 3012
99	Hypocrea jecorina strain	Abf2	AY281369
	QM6a
100	Aspergillus sojae	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AB033289
101	Uncultured bacterium	arabinofuranosidase (deAFc)	DQ284779
	clone LCC-1	gene
102	Penicillium	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase 2	EF490448
	purpurogenum	(abf2) gene
103	Acremonium	Novel Alpha-L-	DD354226 to
	cellulolyticus	arabinofuranosidase	DD354230
104	Fusarium oxysporum f.	abfB gene for alpha-L-	AJ310126
	sp. dianthi	arabinofuranosidase B
105	Clostridium stercorarium	arfA gene for alpha-	AJ508406
		arabinofuranosidase
106	Streptomyces	stxIV, stxI genes for alpha-L-	AB110643
	thermoviolaceus	arabinofuranosidase, xylanase I
107	Bifidobacterium longum	arabinofuranosidase (abfB)	AY259087
	B667	gene
108	Aspergillus oryzae	Alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	BD143578
		gene
109	Aspergillus oryzae	Alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	BD143575
		gene
110	Clostridium	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AY128945
	cellulovorans	ArfA, beta-galactosidase/alpha-
		L-arabinopyranosidase BgaA
111	Bacillus	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AF159625
	stearothermophilus	(abfA) gene
112	Aspergillus oryzae	abfB for alpha-L-	AB073861
	strain: RIB40	arabinofuranosidase B
113	Aspergillus oryzae	abfB for alpha-L-	AB073860
	strain: HL15	arabinofuranosidase B
114	Penicillium	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AF367026
	purpurogenum	(abf) gene
115	Cochliobolus carbonum	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AF306764
		(ARF2) gene
116	Cochliobolus carbonum	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AF306763
		(ARF1) gene
117	Cytophaga xylanolytica	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AF028019
	XM3	ArfII (arfII) gene
118	Cytophaga xylanolytica	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AF028018
	XM3	ArfI (arfI) gene
119	Clostridium stercorarium	alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase	AF002664
		(arfB) gene
120	Aspergillus niger	tannase (TanAni)	DQ185610
121	Neosartorya fischeri	tannase and feruloyl esterase	XM_001262461
	NRRL 181	family protein (NFIA_029970)
122	Neosartorya fischeri	tannase and feruloyl esterase	XM_001261621
	NRRL 181	family protein (NFIA_027990)
123	Neosartorya fischeri	tannase and feruloyl esterase	XM_001257320
	NRRL 181	family protein (NFIA_047590)
124	Talaromyces stipitatus	faeC gene for ferulic acid	AJ505939
		esterase
125	Aspergillus niger	faeB gene for feruloyl esterase	AJ309807
126	Aspergillus awamori	AwfaeA gene for	AB032760
		feruloylesterase
127	Penicillium	fae-1	AB206474
	chrysogenum
128	Neurospora crassa	ferulic acid esterase, type B	AJ293029
129	Volvariella volvacea	acetyl xylan esterase	DQ888226
130	Aspergillus fumigatus	acetyl xylan esterase	XM_750185
	Af293
131	Aspergillus niger CBS	acetyl xylan esterase axeA	XM_001395535
	513.88
132	Neosartorya fischeri	acetyl xylan esterase (Axe1)	XM_001258648
	NRRL 181
133	A. niger	acetyl xylan esterase (axe A)	A22880
134	Didymella rabiei	cut gene for cutinase	X65628
135	Penicillium	acetyl xylan esterase (axeI)	AF529173
	purpurogenum
136	Aspergillus oryzae	AoaxeA gene for acetyl xylan	AB167976
		esterase
137	Fibrobacter	acetyl xylan esterase Axe6A	AF180369
	succinogenes subsp.	(axe6A) gene
	succinogenes S85
138	Aspergillus ficuum	acetyl xylan esterase gene	AF331757
139	Bacillus pumilus	axe gene for acetyl xylan	AJ249957
		esterase
140	Trichoderma reesei	acetyl xylan esterase	Z69256
141	Thermoanaerobacterium	beta-xylosidase (xylB) and	AF001926
	sp. ‘JW/SL YS485’	xylan esterase 1 (axe1) genes
142	Streptomyces	stxII, stxIII genes for xylanase	AB110644
	thermoviolaceus	II, acetyl xylan esterase
143	Streptomyces	stxIV, stxI genes for alpha-L-	AB110643
	thermoviolaceus	arabinofuranosidase, xylanase I
144	Streptomyces lividans	acetyl-xylan esterase (axeA)	M64552
		and xylanase B (xlnB) genes
145	Abiotrophia para-	XynC gene for acetyl esterase	AB091396
	adiacens
146	Orpinomyces sp. PC-2	acetyl xylan esterase A (AxeA)	AF001178
147	Caldocellum	xylanase A (XynA), beta-	M34459
	saccharolyticum	xylosidase (XynB) and acetyl
		esterase (XynC) genes
148	Talaromyces emersonii	alpha-glucuronidase (aGlu)	AF439788
		gene
149	Aspergillus niger	aguA gene for alpha-	AJ290451
		glucuronidase
150	Aspergillus fumigatus	alpha-glucuronidase	XM_748126
	Af293
151	Aspergillus niger CBS	alpha-glucuronidase aguA	XM_001401166
	513.88
152	Aspergillus clavatus	alpha-glucuronidase	XM_001274705
	NRRL 1
153	Neosartorya fischeri	alpha-glucuronidase	XM_001259233
	NRRL 181
154	Neosartorya fischeri	beta-galactosidase	XM_001259223
	NRRL 181
155	Aureobasidium pullulans	alpha glucuronidase (aguA)	AY495374
156	Aspergillus tubingensis	aguA gene	Y15405
157	Thermotoga maritima	aguA gene	Y09510
158	Trichoderma reesei	alpha-glucuronidase	Z68706
159	Cellvibrio japonicus	alpha-glucuronidase (glcA67A)	AY065638
		gene
160	Cellvibrio mixtus	alpha-glucuronidase (glcA67A)	AY065639
		gene
161	Bacillus	alpha-glucuronidase (aguA)	AF441188
	stearothermophilus strain	gene
	T-1
162	Bacillus	alpha-glucuronidase (aguA)	AF221859
	stearothermophilus	gene
163	Bacillus sp. TS-3	abn-ts gene for arabinase-TS	AB061269
164	Bacillus subtilis	endo-arabinase	D85132
165	Aspergillus niger	endo-1,5-alpha-L-arabinase	L23430
		(abnA) gene
166	Piromyces communis	endo-1,3-1,4-beta-glucanase	EU314936
		(licWF3)
167	Neocallimastix	endo-1,3-1,4-beta-glucanase	EU314934
	patriciarum	(lic6)
168	Bacillus subtilis	lichenase(1,3;1,4-B-D-Glucan	E01881
		4-glucanohydrolase)
169	Clostridium	lichenase licB gene for 1,3-	X58392
	thermocellum	(1,3:1,4)-beta-D-glucan 3(4)-
		glucanohydrolase
170	Streptococcus equinus	beta-(1,3-1,4)-glucanase	Z92911
171	Bacillus subtilis	bglS gene for beta-1,3-1,4-	Z46862
		glucanase
172	Bacillus sp.	bgaA gene for lichenase	Z12151
173	Clostridium	licB gene for beta-1,3-1,4-	X63355
	thermocellum	glucanase
174	Bacillus circulans	BGC gene for lichenase	X52880
175	Anaeromyces sp. W-98	lichenase (licB)	AF529296
176	Bacillus licheniformis	lichenase gene	AY383603
	KCCM41412
177	Orpinomyces sp. PC-2	lichenase (licA)	U63813
178	Phanerochaete	endo-1,4-beta-D-mannanase	DQ779964
	chrysosporium
179	Alicyclobacillus	endo-beta-1,4-mannanase gene	DQ680160
	acidocaldarius
180	Clostridium	mannanase (man26A) and GH9	DQ778334
	cellulolyticum H10	cellulase (cel9P) genes
	GH26
181	Aspergillus sulphureus	beta-mannanase gene	DQ328335
182	Phanerochaete	Man5C	DQ779965
	chrysosporium strain
	RP78
183	Armillariella tabescens	mannanase	DQ286392
184	Agaricus bisporus	cel4 gene for CEL4a	AJ271862
		mannanase
185	Bacillus sp. JAMB750	man26A gene for mannanase	AB128831
186	Clostridium	man26B gene for mannanase	AB044406
	thermocellum	26B
187	Bacillus circulans isolate	mannanase gene	AY913796
	Y203
188	Bacillus subtilis strain Z-2	mannose-6-phosphate	AY827489
		isomerase and beta-1,4-
		mannanase genes
189	Bacillus subtilis strain	beta-mannanase (man) gene	DQ269473
	A33
190	Bacillus subtilis	mannanase gene	DQ351940
191	Bacillus circulans isolate	mannanase (man1) gene	AY907668
	196
192	Bacillus sp. JAMB-602	amn5A gene for mannanase	AB119999
193	Agaricus bisporus	mannanase CEL4b (cel4 gene)	Z50095
194	Piromyces sp.	endo-b1,4-mannanase	X97520
195	Piromyces sp.	endo-1,4 beta-mannanase	X97408
196	Piromyces sp.	mannanase A	X91857
197	Clostridium	manA gene for mannanase A	AJ242666
	thermocellum
198	Paecilomyces lilacinus	beta-1,3-mannanase	AB104400
199	Bacillus circulans	mannanase gene	AY623903
200	Bacillus circulans	mannanase gene	AY540747
201	Dictyoglomus	beta-mannanase (manA) gene	AF013989
	thermophilum
202	Cellvibrio japonicus	manA gene	X82179
203	Bacillus circulans	aman6 gene for alpha-1,6-	AB024331
		mannanase
204	Bacillus	beta-1,4-mannanase (manF),	AF038547
	stearothermophilus	esterase (estA), and alpha-
		galactosidase (galA) genes
205	Orpinomyces sp. PC-2	mannanase ManA (manA)	AF177206
206	Bacillus subtilis	mannose-6-phosphate	AF324506
		isomerase and endo-1,4-beta-
		mannosidase genes
207	Rhodothermus marinus	manA gene	X90947
208	Bacillus subtilis	gene for beta-mannanase	D37964
209	Thermotoga maritima	manA gene	Y17982
210	Cellulomonas fimi	Man26A (man26A) gene	AF126471
211	Streptomyces lividans	mannanase (manA) gene	M92297
212	Caldicellulosiruptor	beta-1,4-mannanase (manA)	U39812
	saccharolyticus	gene
213	Bacillus sp.	beta-mannanase	AB016163
214	Bacillus circulans	mannanase	AB007123
215	Caldicellulosiruptor	beta-D-mannanase (manA)	M36063
	saccharolyticus
216	Caldocellum	beta-mannanase/endoglucanase	L01257
	saccharolyticum	(manA)
217	Aspergillus aculeatus	mannanase (man1)	L35487
218	Trichoderma reesei	beta-mannanase	L25310
219	Bacillus sp.	beta-mannanase gene	M31797
220	Aspergillus niger CBS	beta-mannosidase mndA	XM_001394595
	513.88
221	Aspergillus niger CBS	beta-galactosidase lacA	XM_001389585
	513.88
222	Aspergillus clavatus	beta-mannosidase	XM_001268087
	NRRL 1
223	Neosartorya fischeri	beta-galactosidase	XM_001259270
	NRRL 181
224	Neosartorya fischeri	beta-galactosidase	XM_001259223
	NRRL 181
225	Aspergillus niger	mndA gene for beta-	AJ251874
		mannosidase
226	Aspergillus niger	aglC gene for alpha-	AJ251873
		galactosidase C
227	Aspergillus terreus	beta-glucuronidase	XM_001218602
	NIH2624
228	Emericella nidulans	beta-mannosidase	DQ490488
229	Thermotoga neopolitana	manA gene	Y17983
230	Thermotoga neopolitana	manB gene	Y17981
231	Thermotoga maritima	manB gene	Y17980
232	Thermobifida fusca	manB gene for beta-D-	AJ489440
		mannosidase
233	Thermotoga maritima	manA gene	Y17982
234	Pyrococcus furiosus	beta-mannosidase (bmnA) gene	U60214
235	Aspergillus aculeatus	beta-mannosidase	AB015509
236	Bacteroides fragilis	glaB gene for alpha-	AM109955
		galactosidase
237	Bacteroides fragilis	glaA gene for alpha-	AM109954
		galactosidase
238	Aspergillus fumigatus	alpha-galactosidase	XM_744777
	Af293
239	Aspergillus fumigatus	alpha-galactosidase	XM_743036
	Af293
240	Aspergillus niger CBS	extracellular alpha-glucosidase	XM_001402016
	513.88	aglU
241	Aspergillus niger CBS	alpha-galactosidase aglA-	XM_001390808
	513.88	Aspergillus niger (aglA)
242	Aspergillus niger CBS	alpha-galactosidase aglB	XM_001400207
	513.88
243	Bacteroides	glaB gene for alpha-	AM109957
	thetaiotaomicron	galactosidase
244	Bacteroides	glaA gene for alpha-	AM109956
	thetaiotaomicron	galactosidase
245	Streptomyces avermitilis	gla gene for alpha-	AM109953
	MA-4680	galactosidase
246	Aspergillus clavatus	alpha-galactosidase	XM_001276326
	NRRL 1
247	Bifidobacterium longum	alpha-galactosidase (aglL)	AF160969
248	Neosartorya fischeri	alpha-galactosidase	XM_001266319
	NRRL 181
249	Aspergillus niger	aglC gene for alpha-	AJ251873
		galactosidase C
250	Aspergillus niger	aglB gene	Y18586
251	Lactobacillus fermentum	alpha-galactosidase (melA)	AY612895
	strain CRL722	gene
252	Emericella nidulans	alpha-galactosidase (AN8138-	DQ490515
		2)
253	Emericella nidulans	alpha-galactosidase	DQ490505
254	Pseudoalteromonas sp.	alpha-galactosidase gene	DQ530422
	KMM 701
255	Lactobacillus plantarum	melA gene for alpha-	AJ888516
		galactosidase
256	Bifidobacterium bifidum	alpha-galactosidase (melA)	DQ438978
		gene
257	Lachancea	MELth2 gene for alpha-	AB257564
	thermotolerans	galactosidase
258	Lachancea	MELth1 gene for alpha-	AB257563
	thermotolerans	galactosidase
259	Clostridium stercorarium	Thermostable ALPHA-	BD359178
		galactosidase gene
260	Bifidobacterium breve	alpha-galactosidase (aga2)	DQ267828
	strain 203	gene
261	Clostridium josui	agaA gene for alpha-	AB025362
		galactosidase
262	Trichoderma reesei	alpha-galactosidase	Z69253
263	Saccharomyces mikatae	alpha-galactosidase MEL gene	X95506
264	Saccharomyces	alpha-galactosidase MEL gene	X95505
	paradoxus
265	Saccharomyces	alpha-galactosidase	Z37510
	cerevisiae
266	Saccharomyces	alpha-galactosidase	Z37511
	cerevisiae
267	Saccharomyces	alpha-galactosidase	Z37508
	cerevisiae
268	Saccharomyces	MEL1 gene for alpha-	X03102
	cerevisiae	galactosidase
269	Penicillium	alpha-galactosidase 1	AJ009956
	simplicissimum
270	Clostridium stercorarium	aga36A gene for alpha-	AB089353
		galactosidase
271	Bifidobacterium breve	alpha-galactosidase (aga) gene	AF406640
272	Lactobacillus plantarum	alpha-galactosidase (melA)	AF189765
		gene
273	Mycocladus	Thermostable alpha-	BD082887 to
	corymbiferus	galactosidase	BD082889
274	Bacillus	alpha-galactosidase AgaB	AY013287
	stearothermophilus	(agaB)
275	Bacillus	alpha-galactosidase AgaA	AY013286
	stearothermophilus	(agaA)
276	Bacillus	alpha-galactosidase AgaN	AF130985
	stearothermophilus	(agaN)
277	Carnobacterium	AgaA (agaA)	AF376480
	piscicola
278	Thermus sp. T2	alpha galactosidase	AB018548
279	Phanerochaete	alpha-galactosidase (agal) gene	AF246263
	chrysosporium
280	Phanerochaete	alpha-galactosidase (agal) gene	AF246262
	chrysosporium
281	Zygosaccharomyces	MELr gene for alpha-	AB030209
	mrakii	galactosidase
282	Thermus thermophilus	beta-glycosidase (bglT) gene	AF135400
	strain TH125
283	Torulaspora delbrueckii	MELt gene for alpha-	AB027130
		galactosidase
284	Penicillium	alpha-galactosidase	AB008367
	purporogenum
285	Mortierella vinacea	alpha-galactosidase	AB018691
286	Thermotoga neapolitana	alpha-1,6-galactosidase (aglA)	AF011400
		gene
287	Trichoderma reesei	alpha-galactosidase	Z69254
288	Trichoderma reesei	alpha-galactosidase	Z69255

TABLE III
No	Nucleotide ID	Gene name	Enzyme class	Species
1	AM397952	lip3	EC 1.11.1.14	Phlebia tremellosa
	cDNA
2	AM397951	lip2	EC 1.11.1.14	Phlebia tremellosa
	cDNA
3	AJ745879	mnp	EC 1.11.1.13	Trametes versicolor
	cDNA
4	AJ745080	mrp	EC 1.11.1.13	Trametes versicolor
	cDNA
5	AY836676	mnp5	EC 1.11.1.13	Pleurotus pulmonarius
	cDNA
6	AJ315701	mnp2	EC 1.11.1.13	Phlebia radiate
	cDNA
7	AJ310930	mnp3	EC 1.11.1.13	Phlebia radiate
	cDNA
8	AB191466	tclip	EC 1.11.1.14	Trametes cervina
	cDNA
9	M24082	Lig1	EC 1.11.1.14	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
10	J04980	mp-1	EC 1.11.1.13	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	cDNA
11	M80213 M36814	lip	EC 1.11.1.14	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	cDNA
12	AF074951	cdh	EC 1.1.99.18	Corynascus heterothallicus
	cDNA
13	X97832	cdh	EC 1.1.99.18	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
14	X88897	cdh	EC 1.1.99.18	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	cDNA
15	U50409	Cdh-1	EC 1.1.99.18	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
16	U65888	Cdh-2	EC 1.1.99.18	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
17	U46081	cdh	EC 1.1.99.18	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	D90341	celCCD	3.2.1.4	Clostridium cellulolyticum
	AY339624	EglA		Bacillus pumilus
	D83704	celJ, celK		Clostridium thermocellum
	EF371844	egl		Ralstonia solanacearum
	EF371842	egl		Ralstonia solanacearum
	L02544	cenD	EC.3.2.1.4	Cellulomonas fimi
	EU055604	cel9B		Fibrobacter succinogenes
	EF093188	ega		Bacillus sp. AC-1
	EF620915	endoglucanase		Bacillus pumilus
	AB167732	egl		Paenibacillus sp. KSM-N659
	AB167731	egl		Paenibacillus sp. KSM-N440
	AB167730	egl		Paenibacillus sp.
	AB167729	egl		Paenibacillus sp.
	EF205153	endoglucanase		Thermomonospora sp. MTCC 5117
	DQ657652	egl		Ralstonia solanacearum strain UW486
	AJ616005	celA		Bacillus licheniformis
	DQ294349	eglA		Azoarcus sp. BH72
	DQ923327	eg1		uncultured Butyrivibrio sp
	Z12157	cela1		Streptomyces halstedii
	AJ275974	celI		Clostridium thermocellum
	AB179780	cel5A		Eubacterium cellulosolvens
	DQ176867	celK		Pectobacterium carotovorum (Erwinia
				carotovora)
	X57858	cenC		Cellulomonas fimi
	AY298814	cel5B		Thermobifida fusca
	X79241	celV1		Pectobacterium carotovorum
	AY646113	engO		Clostridium cellulovorans
	AB028320	egV		Ruminococcus albus
	AB016777	egIV		Ruminococcus albus
	X76640	celA		Myxococcus xanthus
	Y12512	celA		Bacillus sp. BP-23
	Z83304	endA		Ruminococcus flavefaciens
	Z86104	celB, celC		Anaerocellum thermophilum
	Z77855	celD		Anaerocellum thermophilum
	X76000	celV		Pectobacterium carotovorum (Erwinia
				carotovora)
	X73953	eglS		Streptomyces rochei
	X54932	celB		Ruminococcus albus
	X54931	celA		Ruminococcus albus
	X52615	endoglucanase		Cellvibrio japonicus
	X69390	celG		Clostridium thermocellum
	X03592	celB		Clostridium thermocellum
	X17538	end1		Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens
	AJ308623	celA		Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius
	AJ304415	engXCA		Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
	AJ133614	celB		Bacillus sp. BP-23
	AY445620	cel9A		Bacillus licheniformis
	AF025769	celB		Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
	L20093	E4		Thermomonospora fusca
	AJ551527	celB		Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius
	M64363	celF		Clostridium thermocellum
	AB044407	celT		Clostridium thermocellum
	AB059267	egl257		Bacillus circulans
	AF363635	engA		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
	M31311	eglA		Clostridium saccharobutylicum
	AF109242	celZ		Erwinia chrysanthemi
	M31311	eglA		Clostridium saccharobutylicum
	AF033262	celA		Pseudomonas sp. YD-15
	M84963	endoglucanase		Bacillus subtilis
	AB047845	celQ		Clostridium thermocellum
	AY007311	celA		Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.
				sepedonicus
	AF132735	engK		Clostridium cellulovorans
	U34793	engH		Clostridium cellulovorans
	AF206716	endoglucanase		Bacillus pumilus
	AF113404	cel6A		Cellulomonas pachnodae
	X04584	celD		Clostridium thermocellum
	U51222	celA2		Streptomyces halstedii
	U27084	cel		Bacillus sp
	L02868	celA		Clostridium longisporum
	AF067428	Cel5A		Bacillus agaradhaerens
	L01577	E3, E4, E5		Thermobifida fusca
	M73321	E2		Thermobifida fusca
	L20094	E1		Thermobifida fusca
	U94825	Endoglucanase		Actinomyces sp. 40
	U37056	engF		Clostridium cellulovoran
	U33887	celG		Fibrobacter succinogenes
	U08621	celB		Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1
	Y00540	celZ		Erwinia chrysanthemi
	U16308	celC		Caldocellum saccharolyticum
	K03088	celA		Clostridium thermocellum
	M93096	celCCA		Clostridium cellulolyticum
	L03800	celE		Ruminococcus flavefaciens
	L13461	celM		Clostridium thermocellum
	M74044	celY		Erwina chrysanthemi
	X13602	celB		Caldocellum saccharolyticum
	AB078006	CBH II		Streptomyces sp. M23
	X80993	cbhA		Clostridium thermocellum
	AJ005783	cbhA, celK		Clostridium thermocellum
	AY494547	cbhA		Clostridium thermocellum
	AF039030	celK		Clostridium thermocellum
	L38827	cbhB	EC 3.2.1.91	Cellulomonas fimi
	L25809	cbhA		Cellulomonas fimi
	EU314939	cbhYW23-4		Piromyces rhizinflatus
	EU314933	cbh6		Neocallimastix patriciarum
	EF397602	cbh1		Penicillium decumbens
	AB298323	cel1, cel2		Polyporus arcularius
	AB298322	cbh I		Polyporus arcularius
	EU038070	cbh I		Fusicoccum sp. BCC4124
	EF624464	cbh		Thermomyces lanuginosus
	AM262873	cbhI-2		Pleurotus ostreatus
	AM262872	cbhI-4		Pleurotus ostreatus
	AM262871	cbhI-3		Pleurotus ostreatus
	AM262993	cbhI-1		Pleurotus ostreatus
	XM_745507	Cbh-celD		Aspergillus fumigatus
	AY973993	exo-(cbhI)		Penicillium chrysogenum
	AF421954	cbh		Thermoascus aurantiacus
	XM_001389539	cbhB		Aspergillus niger
	XM_001391971	cbhA		Aspergillus niger
	DQ864992	CBHII		Trichoderma viride
	EF222284	cbh3		Chaetomium thermophilum
	X69976	cbh1		Hypocrea koningii/Trichoderma koningii
	Z29653	exo-cbhI.2		Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	Z22527	exo-cbhI		Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	X53931	cbh		Trichoderma viride
	X54411	Pccbh1-1		Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	DQ085790	cbh3		Chaetomium thermophilum
	AY559104	cbhII-I		Volvariella volvacea
	AY559102	cbhI-I		Volvariella volvacea
	D86235	cbh1		Trichoderma reesei
	DQ504304	cbhII		Hypocrea koningii strain 3.2774
	E00389	cbh		Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	AY706933	cbh-C		Gibberella zeae
	AY706932	cbh-C		Fusarium venenatum
	AY706931	cbh-C		Gibberella zeae
	DQ020255	cbh-6		Chaetomium thermophilum
	AY954039	cbh		Schizophyllum commune
	D63515	cbh-1		Humicola grisea var. thermoidea
	Z50094	cel2-cbh		Agaricus bisporus
	Z50094	Exocellobiohydrolase		Agaricus bisporus
	Z22528	exo-cbh I		Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	AY840982	cbh		Thermoascus aurantiacus var. levisporus
	AY761091	cbhII		Trichoderma parceramosum
	AY651786	cbhII		Trichoderma parceramosum
	AY690482	cbhI		Penicillium occitanis
	CQ838174	cbh		Malbranchea cinnamomea
	CQ838172	cbh		Stilbella annulata
	CQ838150	cbh		Chaetomium thermophilum
	AY328465	celB-cbh		Neocallimastix frontalis
	AB177377	cexI, cbh		Irpex lacteus
	AY531611	cbh-I		Trichoderma asperellum
	AY116307	cbh-7		Cochliobolus heterostrophus
	AB002821	cbh-I		Aspergillus aculeatus
	AF478686	cbh-1		Thermoascus aurantiacus
	AY368688	cbh-II		Trichoderma viride strain CICC 13038
	AY368686	cbhI		Trichoderma viride
	AY091597	Cel6E		Piromyces sp. E2
	AX657625	cbh		Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	AX657629	cbh		Aspergillus sp.
	AX657633	cbh		Pseudoplectania nigrella
	U97154	celF		Orpinomyces sp. PC-2
	U97152	celD-cbh		Orpinomyces sp. PC-2
	AF439935	cbh1A		Talaromyces emersonii
	AB021656	cbhI		Trichoderma viride
	AB089343	cbh		Geotrichum sp. M128
	AB089436	celC-cbh		Aspergillus oryzae
	A35269	cbh		Fusarium oxysporum
	AF439936	cbhII		Talaromyces emersonii
	AY075018	cbhII		Talaromyces emersonii
	AY081766	cbh1		Talaromyces emersonii
	AF378175	cbh1		Trichoderma koningii
	AF378173	cbh2		Trichoderma koningii
	AF378174	cbh2		Trichoderma koningii
	AF244369	cbhII-1		Lentinula edodes
	L22656	cbh1-4		Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	L24520	cel3AC-cbh		Agaricus bisporus
	M22220	cbhI		Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	AY050518	cbh-II		Pleurotus sajor-caju
	AF223252	cbh-1		Trichoderma harzianum
	AF177205	celI-cbh		Orpinomyces sp. PC-2
	AF177204	celH-cbh		Orpinomyces sp. PC-2
	AF302657	cbh-II		Hypocrea jecorina
	AF156269	cbh-2		Aspergillus niger
	AF156268	cbh-2		Aspergillus niger
	AF123441	cbh1.2		Humicola grisea var. thermoidea
	U50594	cbh1.2		Humicola grisea
	M55080	cbh-II		Trichoderma reesei
	M16190	cbh-II		Trichoderma reesei
1	NC_000961	endoglucanase	EC 3.1.2.4	Pyrococcus horikoshii
2	NC_000961/U33212/	cel5A	EC 3.1.2.4	Acidothermus cellulolyticus 11B; ATCC
	AX467594			43068
3	M32362	cel5A	EC 3.1.2.4	Clostridium cellulolyticum
4	M22759	celE, cel5C	EC 3.2.1.4	Clostridium thermocellum
5	AJ307315	celC	EC 3.2.1.4	Clostridium thermocellum
6	AJ275975	celO	EC 3.2.1.91	Clostridium thermocellum
7	X03592	celB/cel5A	EC 3.2.1.4	Clostridium thermocellum
8	Z29076	eglS	EC 3.2.1.4	Bacillus subtilis
9	M33762	celB	EC 3.2.1.4	Bacillus lautus (strain PL236)
10	L25809	cbhA	EC 3.2.1.91	Cellulomonas fimi
11	M15823	cenA/cel6A	EC 3.2.1.4	Cellulomonas fimi
12	M73321	cel6A	EC 3.2.1.4	Thermobifida fusca
13	U18978	cel6B	EC 3.2.1.91	Thermomonospora fusca
14	X65527	cellodextrinase D	EC 3.2.1.74	Cellvibrio japonicus
15	L06134	ggh-A	EC 3.2.1.74	Thermobispora bispora
16	U35425	cdxA	EC 3.2.1.74	Prevotella bryantii
17	EU352748	cel9D	EC 3.2.1.74	Fibrobacter succinogenes
18	AAL80566	bglB	EC 3.2.1.21	Pyrococcus furiosus
19	Z70242	bglT	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermococcus sp
20	M96979	bglA	EC 3.2.1.21	Bacillus circulans
21	AB009410	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Bacillus sp. GL1
22	D88311 D84489	beta-D-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Bifidobacterium breve
23	AAQ00997	BglA	EC 3.2.1.21	Clostridium cellulovorans
24	X15644	bglA	EC 3.2.1.21	Clostridium thermocellum
25	AAA25311	BglB	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermobispora bispora
26	AB198338	bglA	EC 3.2.1.21	Paenibacillus sp. HC1
27	AF305688	Bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Sphingomonas paucimobilis
28	CAA91220	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermoanaerobacter brockii
29	CAA52276	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermotoga maritime
30	AAO15361	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermus caldophilus
31	Z97212	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermotoga neapolitana
32	AB034947	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermus sp. Z-1
33	M31120	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens
34	D14068	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Cellvibrio gilvus
35	AF015915	Bg1	EC 3.2.1.21	Flavobacterium meningosepticum
36	U08606	bgxA	EC 3.2.1.21	Erwinia chrysanthemi
37	Z94045	bglZ	EC 3.2.1.21	Clostridium stercorarium
38	AY923831	bglY	EC 3.2.1.21	Paenibacillus sp.
38	Z56279	xglS	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermoanaerobacter brockii
39	CQ893499	bglB	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermotoga maritime
	DQ916114	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	uncultured bacterium
		(RG11)
	DQ182493	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	uncultured bacterium
	DQ916117	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	uncultured bacterium
	DQ022614	umbgl3A	EC 3.2.1.21	uncultured bacterium
	DQ916115	RG12 beta-	EC 3.2.1.21	uncultured bacterium
		glucosidase gene
	DQ182494	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	uncultured bacterium
		(umbgl3C)
	DQ916118	Uncultured bacterium	EC 3.2.1.21	uncultured bacterium
		clone RG25
	DQ916116	RG14 beta-	EC 3.2.1.21	uncultured bacterium
		glucosidase gene
	U12011	Bg1	EC 3.2.1.21	unidentified bacterium
	AB253327	bgl1B	EC 3.2.1.21	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	AB253326	beta-	EC 3.2.1.21	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
		glucosidase
	AJ276438	beta-	EC 3.2.1.21	Piromyces sp. E2
		glucosidase
	AF439322	bg1	EC 3.2.1.21	Talaromyces emersonii
	D64088 cDNA	beta-glucosidase 1	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus aculeatus
	DQ490467	beta-glucosidase 1	EC 3.2.1.21	Emericella nidulans
	cDNA
	AAB27405	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus niger
	AX616738	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus oryzae
	AJ130890		EC 3.2.1.21	Botryotinia fuckeliana
	L21014	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Dictyostelium discoideum
	U87805	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Coccidioides posadasii
	AM922334	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Rhizomucor miehei
	DQ114396	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermoascus aurantiacus
	CS497644	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Penicillium brasilianum
	DD463307	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus oryzae
	DD463306	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus oryzae
	DD463305	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus oryzae
	DQ926702	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Rhizoctonia solani
	AY281378	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
		cel3D
	EU029950	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Penicillium occitanis
	EF648280	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Chaetomium thermophilum
	EF527403	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Penicillium brasilianum
	DQ114397	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermoascus aurantiacus
	XM_001398779	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus niger
	XM_001274044	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus clavatus
	AF121777	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus niger
	AJ566365	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus oryzae
	AJ132386	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus niger
	AF016864	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Orpinomyces sp. PC-2
	CS435985	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina
	DQ011524	bgl2	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermoascus aurantiacus
	DQ011523	bgl2	EC 3.2.1.21	Thermoascus aurantiacus
	DD329362	Bgl6	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	DD329363	Bgl6	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	DQ888228	bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Chaetomium thermophilum
	DQ655704	bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus niger
	DQ010948	bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Pichia anomala/Candida beverwijkiae
	DQ010947	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Hanseniaspora uvarum
	DD146974	Bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	DD146973	Bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	DD182179	Bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	DD182178	Bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	DD181296	Bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	DD181295	Bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	CS103208	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus fumigatus
	AJ276438	bgl1A	EC 3.2.1.21	Piromyces sp. E2
	AY943971	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus avenaceus
	AY688371	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Phaeosphaeria avenaria
	AY683619	bgl1	EC 3.2.1.21	Phaeosphaeria nodorum
	AB081121	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	AY445049	bgla	EC 3.2.1.21	Candida albicans
	AF500792	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Piromyces sp. E2
	AY343988	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Trichoderma viride
	AY072918	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Talaromyces emersonii
	BD185278	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Debaryomyces hansenii/Candida famata
	BD178410	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Debaryomyces hansenii/Candida famata
	BD168028	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Acremonium cellulolyticus
	AB003110	bgl	EC 3.2.1.21	Hypocrea jecorina/Trichoderma reesei
	AB003109	bgl4	EC 3.2.1.21	Humicola grisea var. thermoidea
	AY049946	BGL5	EC 3.2.1.21	Coccidioides posadasii
	AF338243	BGL3	EC 3.2.1.21	Coccidioides posadasii
	AY081764	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Talaromyces emersonii
	AY049947	BGL6	EC 3.2.1.21	Coccidioides posadasii
	AY049945	BGL4	EC 3.2.1.21	Coccidioides posadasii
	AY049944	BGL3	EC 3.2.1.21	Coccidioides posadasii
	AF022893	BGL2	EC 3.2.1.21	Coccidioides posadasii
	AX011537	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus oryzae
	AF268911	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Aspergillus niger
	U31091	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Candida wickerhamii
	U13672	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Candida wickerhamii
	AF036873	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	AF036872	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Phanerochaete chrysosporium
	X05918	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Kluyveromyces marxianus
	U16259	beta-glucosidase	EC 3.2.1.21	Pichia capsulata
		(bgln)
	M22476	BGL2		Saccharomycopsis fibuligera
	M22475	BGL1		Saccharomycopsis fibuligera
	M27313	beta-glucosidase		Schizophyllum commune

TABLE IV
No.	Source	Gene	Accession No.
1	Gibberella zeae	triacylglycerol lipase FGL5	EU402385
2	Schizosaccharomyces pombe	972h-triacylglycerol lipase	NM_001023305
		(SPCC1450.16c)
3	Schizosaccharomyces pombe	972h-esterase/lipase (SPAC8F11.08c)	NM_001019384
4	Schizosaccharomyces pombe	972h-triacylglycerol lipase	NM_001018593
		(SPAC1A6.05c)
5	Hypocrea lixii	lip1 gene for lipase 1	AM180877
6	Thermomyces lanuginosus	lipase (LGY) gene	EU022703
7	Aspergillus niger strain F044	triacylglycerol lipase precursor	DQ647700
8	Antrodia cinnamomea	lipase	EF088667
9	Aspergillus oryzae	tglA gene for triacylglycerol lipase	AB039325
10	Gibberella zeae	triacylglycerol lipase FGL4	EU191903
11	Gibberella zeae	triacylglycerol lipase FGL2	EU191902
12	Gibberella zeae	triacylglycerol lipase (fgl3)	EU139432
13	Aspergillus tamarii isolate FS132	lipase	EU131679
14	Aureobasidium pullulans strain	extracellular lipase gene	EU117184
	HN2.3
15	Rhizopus microsporus var.	lipase	EF405962
	chinensis
16	Fusarium oxysporum	lipase (lip1)	EF613329
17	Aspergillus tamarii isolate FS132	lipase	EF198417
18	Neosartorya fischeri NRRL 181	Secretory lipase (NFIA_072820)	XM_001259263
19	Neosartorya fischeri NRRL 181	Secretory lipase (NFIA_047420)	XM_001257303
20	Nectria haematococca	NhL1 gene for extracellular lipase	AJ271094
21	Aspergillus terreus NIH2624	lipase precursor (ATEG_09822)	XM_001218443
22	Galactomyces geotrichum	lipase	DQ841229
23	Yarrowia lipolytica	lipase 2	DQ831123
24	Magnaporthe grisea	vacuolar triacylglycerol lipase (VTL1)	DQ787100
25	Magnaporthe grisea	triacylglycerol lipase (TGL3-2)	DQ787099
26	Magnaporthe grisea	triacylglycerol lipase (TGL3-1)	DQ787098
27	Magnaporthe grisea	triacylglycerol lipase (TGL2)	DQ787097
28	Magnaporthe grisea	triacylglycerol lipase (TGL1-2)	DQ787096
29	Magnaporthe grisea	triacylglycerol lipase (TGL1-1)	DQ787095
30	Magnaporthe grisea	hormone-sensitive lipase (HDL2)	DQ787092
31	Magnaporthe grisea	hormone-sensitive lipase (HDL1)	DQ787091
32	Penicillium expansum	triacylglycerol lipase	DQ677520
33	Aspergillus niger	triacylglycerol lipase B (lipB)	DQ680031
34	Aspergillus niger	triacylglycerol lipase A (lipA)	DQ680030
35	Yarrowia lipolytica	lip2	AJ012632
36	Galactomyces geotrichum	triacylglycerol lipase	X81656
37	Candida antarctica	lipase B	Z30645
38	Candida cylindracea	LIP1 to LIP5 gene for lipase	X64703 to
			X64708
39	Yarrowia lipolytica	LIPY8p (LIPYS) gene	DQ200800
40	Yarrowia lipolytica	LIPY7p (LIPY7) gene	DQ200799
41	Rhizopus niveus	prepro thermostable lipase	E12853
42	Galactomyces geotrichum	lipase	E02497
43	Rhizomucor miehei	lipase	A02536
44
45	Fusarium heterosporum	lipase	S77816
46	Candida albicans SC5314	triglyceride lipase (CaO19_10561)	XM_716177
47	Candida albicans SC5314	triglyceride lipase (CaO19_3043)	XM_716448
48	Rhizopus stolonifer	lipase lipRs	DQ139862
49	Candida albicans	secretory lipase 3 (LIP3) gene to lipase	AF191316 to
		10 (LIP10)	AF191323
50	Candida albicans	secretory lipase 1 (LIP1)	AF188894
51	Candida albicans	secretory lipase (LIP2) gene	AF189152
52	Emericella nidulans	triacylglycerol lipase (lipA) gene	AF424740
53	Gibberella zeae	extracellular lipase (FGL1)	AY292529
54	Kurtzmanomyces sp. I-11	lipase	AB073866
55	Candida deformans	lip1 gene to lip 3 for triacylglycerol	AJ428393 to
		lipase	AJ428395
56	Botryotinia fuckeliana	lipase (lip1)	AY738714
57	Penicillium allii	lipase (lipPA)	AY303124
58	Aspergillus flavus	lipase	AF404489
59	Aspergillus parasiticus	lipase	AF404488
60	Yarrowia lipolytica	LIP4 gene for lipase	AJ549517
61	Candida parapsilosis	lip1 gene for lipase 1 and lip2 gene for	AJ320260
		lipase 2
62	Penicillium expansum	triacylglycerol lipase precursor	AF288685
63	Penicillium cyclopium	alkaline lipase	AF274320
64	Pseudomonas sp.	lip35 lipase gene	EU414288
65	Bacillus sp. NK13	lipase gene	EU381317
66	Uncultured bacterium	lipase/esterase gene	EF213583 to
			EF213587
67	Shewanella piezotolerans	WP3 lipase gene	EU352804
68	Bacillus sp. Tosh	lipase (lipA) gene	AY095262
69	Bacillus subtilis strain FS321	lipase	EF567418
70	Pseudomonas fluorescens strain	lipase	EU310372
	JCM5963
71	Pseudomonas fluorescens	triacylglycerol lipase	D11455
72	Burkholderia cepacia	alkaline lipase	EU280313
73	Burkholderia sp. HY-10	lipase (lipA) and lipase foldase (lifA)	EF562602
		genes
74	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	lip9, lif9 genes for LST-03 lipase, lipase-	AB290342
		specific foldase
75	Pseudomonas fluorescens	gene for lipase	AB009011
76	Streptomyces fradiae	clone k11 lipase gene	EF429087
77	Geobacillus zalihae strain T1	thermostable lipase gene	AY260764
78	Pseudomonas sp. MIS38	gene for lipase	AB025596
79	Uncultured bacterium	cold-active lipase (lipCE) gene	DQ925372
80	Burkholderia cepacia	lipase (lipA) and lipase chaperone (lipB)	DQ078752
		genes
81	Psychrobacter sp.	2-17 lipase gene	EF599123
82	Bacillus subtilis strain Fs32b	lipase gene	EF541144
83	Bacillus subtilis strain FS14-3a	lipase gene	EF538417
84	Aeromonas hydrophila strain J-1	extracellular lipase gene	EF522105
85	Acinetobacter sp. MBDD-4	lipase gene	DQ906143
86	Photorhabdus luminescens subsp.	lipase 1 (lip1) gene	EF213027
	akhurstii strain 1007-2
87	Uncultured bacterium clone	lipase gene	DQ118648
	h1Lip1
88	Geobacillus thermoleovorans	lipase precursor (lipA) gene	EF123044
89	Bacillus pumilus strain F3	lipase precursor	EF093106
90	Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase	lipase (lipB68) gene	AY694785
	(lipB68) gene
91	Geobacillus stearothermophilus	thermostable lipase precursor gene	EF042975
	strain ARM1
92	Serratia marcescens strain	extracellular lipase (lipA) gene	DQ884880
	ECU1010
93	Bacillus subtilis	lipase gene	DQ250714
94	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	gene for lipase modulator protein	D50588
95	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	gene for lipase	D50587
96	Uncultured bacterium clone pUE5	esterase/lipase (estE5) gene	DQ842023
97	Serratia marcescens strain ES-2	lipase (esf) gene	DQ841349
98	Pseudomonas fluorescens strain	lipase class 3 gene	DQ789596
	26-2
99	Stenotrophomonas maltophilia	lipase gene	DQ647508
	strain 0450
100	Listonella anguillarum	Plp (plp), Vah1 (vah1), LlpA (llpA), and	DQ008059
		LlpB (llpB) genes
101	Geobacillus sp.	SF1 lipase gene	DQ009618
102	Uncultured Pseudomonas sp.	lipase (lipJ03) gene	AY700013
103	Photobacterium sp. M37	lipase gene	AY527197
104	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipase (lip) gene	DQ305493
105	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	lipase (lipB) gene	DQ348076
106	Bacillus pumilus mutant	lipase precursor	DQ345448
107	Bacillus pumilus strain YZ02	lipase gene	DQ339137
108	Geobacillus thermoleovorans YN	thermostable lipase (lipA) gene	DQ298518
109	Pseudomonas sp. CL-61	lipase (lipP) gene	DQ309423
110	Burkholderia sp. 99-2-1	lipase (lipA) gene	AY772174
111	Burkholderia sp. MC16-3	lipase (lipA) gene	AY772173
112	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipase (lipB52) gene	AY623009
113	Geobacillus stearothermophilus	lipase gene	AY786185
114	Burkholderia multivorans strain	LifB (lifB) gene	DQ103702
	Uwc 10
115	Burkholderia multivorans strain	LipA (lipA) gene	DQ103701
	Uwc 10
116	Bacillus pumilus	lipase precursor gene	AY494714
117	Bacillus sp. TP10A.1	triacylglycerol lipase (lip1) gene	AF141874
118	Staphylococcus warneri	gehWC gene for lipase	AB189474
119	Staphylococcus warneri	lipWY gene for lipase	AB189473
120	Bacillus sp. L2	thermostable lipase gene	AY855077
121	Bacillus megaterium	lipase/esterase gene	AF514856
122	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	lip8 gene for lipase	AB126049
123	Bacillus sp. 42	thermostable organic solvent tolerant	AY787835
		lipase gene
124	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipase (lipB41) gene	AY721617
125	Burkholderia cepacia	triacylglycerol lipase (LipA) and lipase	AY682925
		chaperone (LipB) genes
126	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	triacylglycerol lipase (LipA) and lipase	AY682924
		chaperone (LipB) genes
127	Vibrio vulnificus	lipase and lipase activator protein genes	AF436892
128	Uncultured bacterium plasmid	lipase (lipA) gene	AF223645
	pAH114
129	Thermoanaerobacter	lipase (lip1) gene	AY268957
	tengcongensis
130	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	lip3 gene for lipase	AB125368
131	Staphylococcus epidermidis	lipase precursor (gehD) gene	AF090142
132	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipA gene for lipase	AB109036
	clone: pLP101-2741
133	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipA gene for lipase	AB109035
	clone: pLPM101
134	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipA gene for lipase	AB109034
	clone: pLPD101
135	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipA gene for lipase	AB109033
	clone: pLP101
136	Micrococcus sp. HL-2003	lipase gene	AY268069
137	Pseudomonas sp. JZ-2003	lipase gene	AY342316
138	Vibrio harveyi	vest gene	AF521299
139	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipase gene	AY304500
140	Bacillus sphaericus strain 205y	lipase gene	AF453713
141	Bacillus subtilis	lipase (lipE) gene	AY261530
142	Synthetic construct	triacylglycerol lipase gene	AY238516
143	Serratia marcescens	lipA gene for lipase	D13253
144	Geobacillus thermoleovorans IHI-	thermophilic lipase gene	AY149997
	91
145	Streptomyces rimosus	GDSL-lipase gene	AF394224
146	Pseudomonas luteola	triacylglycerol lipase precursor gene	AF050153
147	Geobacillus thermoleovorans	thermostable lipase (lipA)	AY095260
148	Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae	triacylglycerol lipase (lip) gene	AY090779
149	Staphylococcus aureus	lipase gene	AY028918
150	Bacillus sp. B26	lipase gene	AF232707
151	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	triacylglycerol acylhydrolase (lipA)	AF237723
156	Bacillus stearothermophilus	lipase gene	AF429311
157	Bacillus stearothermophilus	lipase gene	AF237623
158	Bacillus thermoleovorans	lipase (ARA) gene	AF134840
159	Bacillus stearothermophilus	lipase gene	U78785
160	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipase (lipB) gene	AF307943
161	Pseudomonas sp. KB700A	KB-lip gene for lipase	AB063391
162	Moritella marina	super-integron triacylglycerol acyl	AF324946
		hydrolase (lip) gene
163	Staphylococcus xylosus	lipase precursor GehM (gehM) gene	AF208229
164	Staphylococcus warneri	lipase precursor (gehA) gene	AF208033
165	Pseudomonas sp. UB48	lipase (lipUB48) gene	AF202538
166	Psychrobacter sp. St1	lipase (lip) gene	AF260707
167	Pseudomonas fluorescens	polyurethanase lipase A (pulA) gene	AF144089
168	Staphylococcus haemolyticus	lipase gene	AF096928
169	Pseudomonas fluorescens	genes for ABC exporter operon	AB015053
170	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	lipase (lipC) gene	U75975
171	Streptomyces coelicolor	lipase (lipA), and LipR activator (lipR)	AF009336
		genes
172	Petroleum-degrading bacterium	gene for esterase HDE	AB029896
	HD-1
173	Pseudomonas fragi	lipase precursor gene	M14604
174	Acinetobacter calcoaceticus	lipase (lipA) and lipase chaperone (lipB)	AF047691
		genes
175	Streptomyces albus	lipase precursor (lip) and LipR genes	U03114
176	Staphylococcus epidermidis	lipase precursor (geh1) gene	AF053006
177	Pseudomonas sp. B11-1	lipase (lipP) gene	AF034088
178	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipase (lipA) gene	AF031226
179	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	gene for lipase	AB008452
180	Pseudomonas wisconsinensis	extracellular lipase (lpwA) and lipase	U88907
		helper protein (lpwB) genes
181	Aeromonas hydrophila	extracellular lipase (lip) gene	U63543
182	Streptomyces sp.	triacylglycerol acylhydrolase (lipA) and	M86351
		lipA transcriptional activator (lipR) genes
183	Proteus vulgaris	alkaline lipase gene	U33845
184	Moraxella sp.	lip3 gene for lipase 3	X53869
185	Serratia marcescens SM6	extracellular lipase (lipA)	U11258
186	Staphylococcus aureus	geh gene encoding lipase (glycerol ester	M12715
		hydrolase)
187	Pseudomonas fluorescens	lipase gene	M86350
188	Bacillus subtilis	lipase (lipA)	M74010
189	Staphylococcus epidermidis	lipase (gehC) gene	M95577

TABLE V
Nucleotide Id	Gene	Enzyme class	Species
EU367969	alpha-amylase	3.2.1.1	Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
BD249244	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
DD238310	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
BD460864	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
V00092	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
M18424	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
J01542	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
EU184860	amyE		Bacillus subtilis
AM409180	amy		Bacillus subtilis
E01643	alpha-amylase		Bacillus subtilis
X07796	alpha-amylase		Bacillus subtilis 2633
AY594351	alpha-amylase		Bacillus subtilis strain HA401
AY376455	amy		Bacillus subtilis
V00101	amyE		Bacillus subtilis
AF115340	maltogenic amylase	EC 3.2.1.133	Bacillus subtilis
AF116581	amy	EC 3.2.1.1	Bacillus subtilis
K00563	alpha-amylase		Bacillus subtilis
M79444	alpha-amylase		Bacillus subtilis
DQ852663	alpha-amylase		Geobacillus stearothermophilus
E01181	alpha-amylase		Geobacillus stearothermophilus
E01180	alpha-amylase		Geobacillus stearothermophilus
E01157	alpha-amylase		Geobacillus (Bacillus)
			stearothermophilus
Y17557	maltohexaose-producing	3.2.1.133	Bacillus stearothermophilus
	alpha-amylase
AF032864	ami	EC 3.2.1.1	Bacillus stearothermophilus
U50744	maltogenic amylase BSMA	3.2.1.133	Bacillus stearothermophilus
M13255	amyS	EC 3.2.1.1	B. stearothermophilus
M11450	alpha-amylase		B. stearothermophilus
M57457	alpha amylase		B. stearothermophilus
X59476	alpha-amylase		B. stearothermophilus
X02769	alpha-amylase		Bacillus stearothermophilus
X67133	BLMA		Bacillus licheniformis
BD249243	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus licheniformis
DQ517496	alpha-amylase		Bacillus licheniformis strain RH
			101
DD238309	alpha-amylase		Bacillus licheniformis
E12201	ACID-		Bacillus licheniformis
	RESISTANT/THERMOSTABLE
	ALPHA-AMYLASE GENE
BD460878	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus licheniformis
DQ407266	amyl thermotolerant		Bacillus licheniformis
AF438149	amy hyperthermostable		Bacillus licheniformis
A27772	amyl thermotolerant	EC 3.2.1.1	Bacillus licheniformis
A17930	Alpha amylase		Bacillus licheniformis
M13256	amyS		B. licheniformis
M38570	alpha-amylase		B. licheniformis
AF442961	alpha-amylase amyA		Halothermothrix orenii
AY220756	alpha amylase		Xanthomonas campestris
AY165038	alpha-amylase		Xanthomonas campestris pv.
			campestris
AF482991	alpha-amylase		Xanthomonas campestris pv.
			campestris str. 8004
M85252	amy		Xanthomonas campestris
AY240946	amyB		Bifidobacterium adolescentis
EU352611	alpha-amylase		Streptomyces lividans
EU414483	amylase-like gene		Microbispora sp. V2
EU352611	alpha-amylase (amyA)		Streptomyces lividans
D13178	alpha-amylase		Thermoactinomyces vulgaris
EU159580	amylase gene		Bacillus sp. YX
D90112	raw-starch-digesting		Bacillus sp. B1018
	amylase
AB274918	amyI, thermostable amylase		Bacillus halodurans
EU029997	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus sp. WHO
AM409179	maltogenic amylase	3.2.1.133	Bacillus sp. US149
AB178478	Alpha-amylase		Bacillus sp. KR-8104
AB029554	alpha-amylase,	3.2.1.1, 3.2.1.3	Thermoactinomyces vulgaris
	glucoamylase
DQ341118	alpha amylase	3.2.1.1	Bifidobacterium thermophilum
			strain JCM7027
D12818	glucoamylase	3.2.1.3	Clostridium sp.
AB115912	glucoamylase		Clostridium
			thermoamylolyticum
AB047926	glucoamylase		Thermoactinomyces vulgaris R-47
AF071548	glucoamylase		Thermoanaerobacterium
			thermosaccharolyticum
DQ104609	glucoamylase (gla)		Chaetomium thermophilum
AB083161	glucoamylase		Aspergillus awamori GA I
EF545003	glucoamylase (gla)		Thermomyces lanuginosus
XM_743288	glucan 1,4-alpha-		Aspergillus fumigatus
	glucosidase
DQ268532	glucoamylase A		Rhizopus oryzae
DQ219822	glucoamylase b		Rhizopus oryzae
D10460	glucoamylase		Aspergillus shirousami GLA
AJ304803	glucoamylase		Talaromyces emersonii
Z46901	glucoamylase		Arxula adeninivorans
XM_001215158	glucoamylase		Aspergillus terreus NIH2624
AY948384	glucoamylase		Thermomyces lanuginosus
X00712	Glucoamylase	3.2.1.3	A. niger
AB239766	glucoamylase		Fomitopsis palustris
E15692	Glucoamylase		Aspergillus oryzae
E01247	glucoamylase		Rhizopus oryzae
E01175	glucoamylase		Saccharomycopsis fibuligera
E00315	glucoamylase		Aspergillus awamori
DQ211971	gluB		Aspergillus oryzae
AJ890458	gla66		Trichoderma harzianum
X58117	glucoamylase		Saccharomycopsis fibuligera
X67708	1,4-alpha-D-glucan		Amorphotheca resinae
	glucohydrolase.
X00548	glucoamylase G1 cDNA		Aspergillus niger
AJ311587	glucoamylase (glu 0111		Saccharomycopsis fibuligera
	gene)
AY652617	gluA-A		Aspergillus niger strain
			VanTieghem
AY642120	gluA-G		Aspergillus ficuum
AB091510	glucoamylase		Penicillium chrysogenum
AY250996	glucoamylase		Aspergillus niger
AB007825	glucoamylase		Aspergillus oryzae
BD087401	Thermostable glucoamylase		Talaromyces emersonii
BD087377	Thermostable glucoamylase		Aspergillus niger
D00427	glucoamylase I		Aspergillus kawachii
AF082188	GCA1		Candida albicans
AF220541	glucoamylase		Lentinula edodes
D45356	aglA		Aspergillus niger
D00049	glucoamylase		Rhizopus oryzae
D49448	glucoamylase G2		Corticium rolfsii
U59303	glucoamylase		Aspergillus awamori
X13857	Glucan-1.4-alpha-		Saccharomyces cerevisiae
	glucosidase
L15383	glucoamylase		Aspergillus terreus
M60207	glucoamylase (GAM1)		Debaryomyces occidentalis
M89475	gla1		Humicola grisea thermoidea
M90490	1,4-alpha-D-		Saccharomyces diastaticus
	glucanglucohydrolase
D10461	AMY	3.2.1.1	Aspergillus shirousami
DQ663472	alpha-amylase		Fusicoccum sp. BCC4124
EU014874	AMY1		Cryptococcus flavus
AB083162	amyl III		Aspergillus awamori
AB083160	amyl III		Aspergillus awamori
AB083159	amyl I		Aspergillus awamori
XM_001544485	alpha-amylase A		Ajellomyces capsulatus
EF143986	alpha-amylase		Phanerochaete chrysosporium
EF682066	alpha-amylase		Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
XM_750586	alpha-amylase	3.2.1.1	Aspergillus fumigatus Af293
XM_744365	alpha-amylase AmyA		Aspergillus fumigatus Af293
XM_742412	Maltase	3.2.1.3	Aspergillus fumigatus Af293
XM_001395712	amyA/amyB	3.2.1.1	Aspergillus niger
XM_001394298	acid alpha-amylase		Aspergillus nomius strain PT4
DQ467933	amyl		Aspergillus nomius strain KS13
DQ467931	amyl		Aspergillus nomius strain TK32
DQ467931	amyl		Aspergillus nomius
DQ467923	amyl		Aspergillus pseudotamarii
DQ467918	alpha amylase		Aspergillus parasiticus
DQ467917	amyl		Aspergillus sp. BN8
DQ467916	amyl		Aspergillus flavus strain UR3
DQ467908	amyl		Aspergillus flavus strain AF70
XM_001275450	alpha-amylase		Aspergillus clavatus NRRL
XM_001275449	alpha-glucosidase/alpha-		Aspergillus clavatus
	amylase
XM_001265627	alpha-amylase		Neosartorya fischeri NRR
	maltase	3.2.1.3	Neosartorya fischeri
DQ526426	amy1	3.2.1.1	Ophiostoma floccosum
EF067865	AMY1		Ajellomyces capsulatus
X12727	alpha-amylase		Aspergillus oryzae
AY155463	alpha-amylase		Lipomyces starkeyi
XM_567873	Alpha-amylase		Cryptococcus neoformans var.
			neoformans
BD312604	Alpha-amylase		Aspergillus oryzae
XM_714334	maltase	3.2.1.3	Candida albicans
X16040	amy1	3.2.1.1	Schwanniomyces occidentalis
AB024615	amyR		Emericella nidulans
U30376	alpha-amylase		Lipomyces kononenkoae subsp.
			spencermartinsiae
AB008370	acid-stable alpha-amylase		Aspergillus kawachii
K02465	glucoamylase	3.2.1.1	A. awamori
XM_001276751	Maltogenic alpha-amylase	3.2.1.133	Aspergillus clavatus NRRL 1
XM_001273477	Maltogenic alpha-amylase		Aspergillus clavatus NRRL 1
AB044389	Maltogenic alpha-amylase		Aspergillus oryzae
EU368579	Maltogenic alpha-amylase		Bacillus sp. ZW2531-1
M36539	Maltogenic alpha-amylase		Geobacillus stearothermophilus
AM409179	Maltogenic alpha-amylase		Bacillus sp. US149
Z22520	maltogenic amylase		B. acidopullulyticus
X67133	maltogenic amylase		Bacillus licheniformis
AY986797	maltogenic amylase		Bacillus sp. WPD616
U50744	maltogenic amylase		Bacillus stearothermophilus
M36539	maltogenic amylase		B. stearothermophilus
AF115340	maltogenic amylase	3.2.1.133	Bacillus subtilis Bbma
AF060204	maltogenic amylase		Thermus sp. IM6501
Z22520	maltogenic amylase		Bacillus acidopullulyticus
AAF23874	maltogenic amylase		Bacillus subtilis SUH4-2
AY684812	maltogenic amylase		Bacillus thermoalkalophilus
			ET2
U50744	maltogenic amylase		Geobacillus stearothermophilus
			ET1
	LACCASE	1.10.3.2
EU375894	laccase	1.10.3.2	Hypsizygus marmoreus
AM773999	laccase		Pleurotus eryngii
EF175934	laccase (lcc15)		Coprinopsis cinerea strain
			FA2222
EU031524	laccase		Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae
EU031520	laccase		Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae
EF050079	laccase 2		Sclerotinia minor
AM176898	lac gene		Crinipellis sp. RCK-1
EF624350	laccase		Pholiota nameko strain Ph-5(3)
AB212734	laccase4		Trametes versicolor
Y18012	laccase		Trametes versicolor
D84235	laccase		Coriolus versicolor
AB200322	laccase		Thermus thermophilus
AY228142	alkaline laccase (lbh1)		Bacillus halodurans

TABLE VI
EC 3.1.1.74
No.	Source	Gene	Accession No.
1	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	cutinase	M21443
2	Fusarium oxysporum	cutinase (lip1) gene	EF613272
3	Neosartorya fischeri NRRL 181	cutinase family protein	XM_001266631
		(NFIA_102190)
4	Neosartorya fischeri NRRL 181	cutinase family protein	XM_001260899
		(NFIA_089600)
5	Pyrenopeziza brassicae	cutinase gene	AJ009953
6	Botryotinia fuckeliana	cutA gene	Z69264
7	Ascochyta rabiei	cut gene for cutinase	X65628
8	Aspergillus terreus NIH2624	cutinase precursor	XM_001213969
		(ATEG_04791)
9	Aspergillus terreus NIH2624	acetylxylan esterase	XM_001213887
		precursor (ATEG_04709)
10	Aspergillus terreus NIH2624	acetylxylan esterase	XM_001213234
		precursor (ATEG_04056)
11	Aspergillus terreus NIH2624	cutinase precursor	XM_001212818
		(ATEG_03640)
12	Aspergillus terreus NIH2624	cutinase precursor	XM_001211311
		(ATEG_02133)
13	Emericella nidulans	cutinase (AN7541-2)	DQ490511
14	Emericella nidulans	cutinase (AN7180-2)	DQ490506
15	Monilinia fructicola	cutinase (cut1) gene	DQ173196
16	Nectria haematococca	cutinase 3 (cut3) gene	AF417005
17	Nectria haematococca	cutinase 2 (cut2)	AF417004
18	Nectria ipomoeae	cutinase (cutA)	U63335
19	Phytophthora infestans clone	cutinase	AY961421
	PH026H6
20	Phytophthora infestans	cutinase (Cut1)	AY954247
21	Phytophthora brassicae	cutinase (CutB)	AY244553
22	Phytophthora brassicae	cutinase (CutA)	AY244552
23	Phytophthora capsici	cutinase	X89452
24	Monilinia fructicola	cutinase (cut1)	AF305598
25	Blumeria graminis	cutinase (cut1)	AF326784
26	Glomerella cingulata	cutinase	AF444194
27	Mycobacterium avium	serine esterase cutinase	AF139058
28	Aspergillus oryzae	CutL gene for cutinase	D38311
29	Fusarium solani	cutinase	M29759
30	Fusarium solani pisi	cutinase	K02640
31	Colletotrichum capsici	cutinase	M18033
32	Alternaria brassicicola	cutinase (cutab1)	U03393

TABLE VII
No.	Source	Gene	Accession No
1	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	pectate lyase (pelA) partial	L41646
2	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	pectin lyase (pnlA)	L22857
3	Bacillus subtilis	pectin lyase	D83791
4	Aspergillus fumigatus	pectin lyase B	XM_743914
5	Aspergillus fumigatus	pectin lyase	XM_748531
6	Aspergillus niger	pectin lyase pelD	XM_001402486
7	Aspergillus niger	pectin lyase pelA	XM_001401024
8	Aspergillus niger	pectin lyase pelB	XM_001389889
9	Aspergillus oryzae	pectin lyase 1 precursor	EF452419
		(pel1) partial
10	Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis	pectin	AF278706
		methylesterase/pectate
		lyase (pelA)
11	Penicillium griseoroseum	pectin lyase (plg2)	AF502280
12	Penicillium griseoroseum	pectin lyase (plg1)	AF502279
13	Aspergillus niger	rglA gene for	AJ489944
		rhamnogalacturonan lyase A
14	Aspergillus niger	pelF gene for pectine lyase	AJ489943
		F,
15	Aspergillus niger	plyA gene for pectate	AJ276331
		lyase A
16	Mycosphaerella pinodes	pelA	X87580
17		Artificial pelC gene	A12250
18		Artificial pelB gene	A12248
19	Aspergillus niger	pelB gene for pectin lyase B	X65552
20	Aspergillus niger	pelA gene for pectin lyase	X60724
21	Emericella nidulans	pectin lyase	DQ490480
22	Emericella nidulans	pectin lyase	DQ490478
23	Erwinia chrysanthemi	kdgF, kduI, kduD, pelW	X62073
		genes
24	Erwinia sp. BTC105	pectate lyase	DQ486987
25	Erwinia chrysanthemi	pelI gene	Y13340
26	Erwinia carotovora	pel1, pel2 and pel3 genes	X81847
27	Bacillus sp.	pelA gene	AJ237980
28	Erwinia chrysanthemi	pelC	AJ132325
29	Erwinia chrysanthemi	pelD	AJ132101
30	Bacillus halodurans strain ATCC	pectate lyase	AY836613
	27557
31	Uncultured bacterium clone	pectate lyase gene	AY836652
	BD12273
32	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836651
	BD9113
33	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836650
	BD9318
34	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836649
	BD8802
35	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836648
	BD9207
36	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836647
	BD9208
37	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836646
	BD9209
38	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836645
	BD7597
39	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836644
	BD9561
40	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836643
	BD8806
41	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836642
	BD9837
42	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836641
	BD7566
43	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836640
	BD7563
44	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836639
	BD9170
45	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836638
	BD8765
46	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836637
	BD7651
47	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836636
	BD7842
48	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836635
	BD7564
49	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836634
	BD7567
50	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836633
	BD8804
51	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836632
	BD8113
52	Uncultured bacterium clone	Pectate lyase	AY836631
	BD8803
53	Uncultured bacterium clones	Pectate lyase	AY836611 to
			AY836630
54	Aspergillus niger	pelA	X55784
55	Aspergillus niger	pelC	AY839647
56	Penicillium expansum	pectin lyase (ple1)	AY545054
57	Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici	pectin lyase 2-like gene,	AY297036
		partial sequence
58	Aspergillus oryzae	pel2 gene for pecyin lyase 2	AB029323
59	Aspergillus oryzae	pel1 gene for pecyin lyase 1	AB029322
60	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	pectin lyase (pnl1)	AF158256
	f. sp. malvae
61	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	pectin lyase 2 (pnl-2)	AF156984
	f. sp. malvae
62	Bacillus sp. P-358	pelP358 gene for pectate	AB062880
		lyase P358
63	Aspergillus niger	pectin lyase D (pelD)	M55657
64	Erwinia carotovora	pectin lyase (pnl)	M65057
65	Erwinia carotovora	pectin lyase (pnlA)	M59909
66	Bacillus sp. YA-14	pelK gene for pectate	D26349
		lyase
67	Streptomyces thermocarboxydus	pl2 gene for pectate lyase	AB375312
68
69	Pseudomonas viridiflava strain	pectate lyase	DQ004278
	RMX3.1b
70	Pseudomonas viridiflava strain	pectate lyase	DQ004277
	RMX23.1a
71	Pseudomonas viridiflava strain	pectate lyase	DQ004276
	PNA3.3a
72	Pseudomonas viridiflava strain	pectate lyase	DQ004275
	LP23.1a
73	Aspergillus fumigatus Af293	pectate lyase A	XM_744120
74	Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88	pectate lyase plyA	XM_0014402441
75	Emericella nidulans	pelA	EF452421
76	Bacillus sp. P-4-N	pel-4B gene for pectate	AB042100
		lyase Pel-4B
77	Bacillus sp. P-4-N	pel4A gene for pectate	AB041769
		lyase Pel-4A
78	Fusarium solani	pelB	U13051
79	Fusarium solani	pelC	U13049
80	Fusarium solani	pelD	U13050
81	Fusarium solani pisi (Nectria	pectate lyase (pelA)	M94692
	hematococca)

Claims

1. A method of degrading a plant biomass sample so as to release fermentable sugars therein, the method comprising obtaining a plant degrading cocktail comprising at least two cell extracts, each cell extract comprising an active plant degrading compound recombinantly expressed in cells from which each said cell extract is derived, said at least two cell extracts being plant extracts or bacterial extracts, or a combination of both; and admixing said plant degrading cocktail with said biomass sample.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least two cell extracts comprise at least one plant cell extract comprising a first plant degrading compound and at least one bacterial cell extract comprising a second plant degrading compound.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said plant degrading cocktail comprises at least three cell extracts, each of said at least three cell extracts comprising cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, pectolyase or expansin.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said plant biomass sample comprises grain and/or grain residues, sugar beet, sugar cane, grasses, wood-based biomass, fruits and/or fruit waste residues, or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said plant biomass is corn, wheat, barley, or citrus, or waste residues obtained therefrom.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said plant biomass is switchgrass.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein said plant biomass is sawdust or otherwise processed wood.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein said plant biomass is sugar cane.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein said plant biomass is citrus peel.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein said plant biomass is sugar beet.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said plant degrading cocktail further comprises rubisco.

12. A method of producing a plant biomass degrading material comprising producing a first plant comprising chloroplasts that express a first plant degrading enzyme and a second plant comprising chloroplasts that express a second plant degrading enzyme;harvesting said first and second plants; andprocessing said first and second plants to produce an enzyme source comprising a combination of enzymes suitable for mixing with and degrading a biomass sample.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said first and/or second plant is tobacco.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein said processing comprises homogenizing said first and/or second plant or a portion thereof.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said producing step comprises at least two of the following: producing a first plant comprising chloroplasts that express cellulase, producing a second plant comprising chloroplasts that express lignanse, producing a third plant comprising chloroplasts that express beta-glucosidase; producing a fourth plant comprising chloroplasts that express hemicellulase; producing a fifth plant comprising chloroplasts that express xylanase; producing a sixth plant comprising chloroplasts that express alpha-amylase; producing a seventh plant comprising chloroplasts that express amyloglucosidase; producing an eighth plant comprising chloroplasts that express pectate lyase; producing a ninth plant comprising chloroplasts that express cutinase; producing a tenth plant comprising chloroplasts that express lipase; producing an eleventh plant comprising chloroplasts that express maltogenic alpha amylase, producing a twelfth plant comprising chloroplasts that express pectolyase or a thirteenth plant comprising chloroplasts that express expansin (e.g. swollenin).

16-19. (canceled)

20. A plant material useful for degrading a plant biomass, said material comprising a first chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes a first plant degrading enzyme and a second chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes a second plant degrading enzyme.

21. The plant material of claim 20 wherein said plant material comprises at least two of the following: a first chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes cellulase, a second chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes lignanase, a third chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes beta-glucosidase; a fourth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes hemicellulase; a fifth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes xylanase; a sixth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes alpha-amylase; a seventh chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes amyloglucosidase; an eighth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes pectate lyase; a ninth plant chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes cutinase; a tenth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes lipase; an eleventh chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes pectolyase; a twelfth chloroplast genome or genome segment having a heterologous gene that encodes maltogenic alpha-amylase; or a thirteenth chloroplast genome or genome segment have a heterologous gene that encodes expansin.

22. A plant comprising a plant cell having recombinantly expressing cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase pectolyase, maltogenic alpha-amylase, or expansin, said plant a commercial cultivar of tobacco.

23. The plant of claim 22, wherein said enzyme is in a chloroplast in said cell.

24. The method of claim 1 optimized for digesting a citrus biomass sample wherein said plant degrading cocktail comprises cellulase, beta-glucosidase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectin lyase or pectate lyase, or a combination thereof; and said biomass sample is a citrus biomass sample.

25. The method of claim 12, wherein said first and second plants are monocots, dicots or algae or a combination thereof.

26. A homogenized plant material comprising at least two of the following active proteins: cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase or pectolyase, or a combination thereof; and wherein said plant material comprises cellulase, ligninase, beta-glucosidase, hemicellulase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectate lyase, cutinase, lipase, pectolyase or maltogenic alpha-amylase; said plant material optionally comprising rubisco and/or swollenin.

27. The homogenized plant material of claim 26, where the enzyme comprises more than 0.1 percent of total protein in said powdered plant material.

28. The homogenized plant material of claim 26, wherein said plant material comprises rubisco.

29. The homogenized plant material of claim 26 wherein said plant material comprises cellulase, beta-glucosidase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectin lyase, swollenin or pectate lyase, or a combination thereof expressed in a plant, optionally with an amount of rubisco.

30-48. (canceled)

49. The method of claim 1, wherein said plant material is in powdered form.

50. The method of claim 12, wherein said first or second plant is homoplasmic or heteroplasmic with respect to chloroplasts expressing first or second enzyme, respectively.

51-73. (canceled)

74. The method of claim 1, wherein said plant degrading cocktail includes at least two of the following: beta-glucosidase, xylanase, alpha amylase, amyloglucosidase, pectin lyase or pectate lyase