BioProducts Research Lab

Selected Publications

24. Mahajan, S., Jeremic, D., Goacher R.E., Master, E.R. 2011
Mode of coniferous wood decay by the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete carnosa as elucidated by FT-IR and ToF-SIMS. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol.
[Epub ahead of print]
23. MacDonald J.and Master, E.R. 2011
Time-dependent profiles of transcripts encoding lignocellulose-modifying enzymes of the white rot fungus Phanerochaete carnosa. Appl Environ Microbiol.
[Epub ahead of print]
22. MacDonald J., Doering M., Canam T., Gong Y, Guttman D.S., Campbell M.M., Master, E.R. 2011
Transcriptomic responses of the softwood-degrading white-rot fungus Phanerochaete carnosa during growth on coniferous and deciduous wood. Appl Environ Microbiol.
77(10):3211-3218
21. Foumani M., Vuong, T., Master, E.R. 2011
Altered substrate specificity of the gluco-oligosaccharide oxidase from Acremonium strictum. Biotechnol Bioeng.
108(10):2261-2269
20. Goacher R E., Jeremic. D., Master, E.R. 2011
Expanding the Library of Secondary Ions that Distinguish Lignin and Polysaccharides in ToF-SIMS Analysis of Wood. Analytical Chemistry
83:804-812
19. Wang, L., Mavisakalyan, V., Tillier, E.R.M., Clark, G.W., Savchenko, A.V., Yakunin, A.F.,Master, E.R. 2010
Mining Bacterial Genomes for Novel Arylesterase Activity. Microbial Biotechnology.
3:677-690.
18. Mahajan, S., and Master, E.R. 2010
Lignocellulose-degrading Enzymes Secreted by Phanerochaeate carnosa Grown on Spruce and Microcrystalline Cellulose. Appl. Microbial. Biotechnol.
86: 1903-1914.
17. Powlowski, J. Mahajan, S., Schapira, M., Master, E.R. 2009
Substrate Recognition and Hydrolysis by a Xyloglucan Specific Family 12 Hydrolase. Carbohydrate Res.
344:1175-1179.
16. Wood, N., Tran, H., Master, E.R. 2009
Impact of Physical and Chemical Pretreatments on the Anaerobic Bioconversion of Pulp Mill Waste Activated Sludge to Methane. Biores. Technol.
100: 5729-5735.
15. Martinez D, Challacombe J, Morgenstern I, Hibbett D, Schmoll M, Kubicek CP, Ferreira P, Ruiz-Duenas FJ, Martinez AT, Kersten P, Hammel KE, Vanden Wymelenberg A, Gaskell J, Lindquist E, Sabat G, Bondurant SS, Larrondo LF, Canessa P, Vicuna R, Yadav J, Doddapaneni H, Subramanian V, Pisabarro AG, Lavín JL, Oguiza JA, Master E, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Harris P, Magnuson JK, Baker SE, Bruno K, Kenealy W, Hoegger PJ, Kües U, Ramaiya P, Lucas S, Salamov A, Shapiro H, Tu H, Chee CL, Misra M, Xie G, Teter S, Yaver D, James T, Mokrejs M, Pospisek M, Grigoriev IV, Brettin T, Rokhsar D, Berka R, Cullen D. 2009
Genome, transcriptome, and secretome analysis of the wood decay fungus Postia placenta supports unique mechanisms of lignocellulose conversion. PNAS.
106(6): 1954-9.
14. Takahashi J, Rudsander UJ, Hedenström M, Banasiak A, Harholt J, Amelot N, Immerzeel P, Ryden P, Endo S, Ibatullin FM, Brumer H, del Campillo E, Master ER, Scheller HV, Sundberg B, Teeri TT, Mellerowicz EJ. 2009
KORRIGAN1 and its Aspen Homologue PttCel9A1 Regulate Cellulose Crystallinity in Arabidopsis Stem. Plant Cell Physiol.
50: 1099-1115.
13. Master, E.R., Zheng, Y., Storms, R., Tsang, A., J. Powlowski. 2008
A xyloglucan-specific family 12 glycosyl hydrolase from Aspergillus niger: recombinant expression, purification and characterization.Biochem. J.
411(1):161-70.
12. Rudsander, U.J., Sandstrom, C., Piens, K., Master, E.R., Wilson, D.B., Brumer, III H., Kenne, L., T.T. Teeri. 2008
Comparative NMR analysis of cellooligosaccharide hydrolysis by GH9 bacterial and plant endo-1,4-beta-glucanases.Biochemistry.
47(18):5235-41
11. Master, E.R., Agar, N.Y., Gómez-Gil, L., Powlowski, J.B., Mohn, W.W., L.D.Eltis. 2008
Biphenyl dioxygenase from an arctic isolate is not cold adapted. Appl Environ Microbiol.
74(12):3908-11
10. Geisler-Lee, J., Geisler, M., Coutinho, P.M., Segerman, B., Nishikubo, N., Takahashi, J., Aspeborg, H., Djerbi, S., Master, E.R., Andersson-Gunnerås, S., Sundberg, B., Karpinski, S., Teeri T.T., Kleczkowski, L.A., Henrissat, B., and E.J. Mellerowicz. 2006
Poplar Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes (CAZymes). Gene Identification and Expression Analyses. Plant Physiol.
140:946-962
9. Aspeborg, H., Schrader, J., Coutinho, P. M., Stam, M., Kallas, Å., Djerbi, S., Nilsson, P., Denman, S., Amini, B., Sterky, F., Master, E.R., Sandberg, G., Mellerowicz, E., Sundberg, B., Henrissat, B., and T.T. Teeri. 2005
Carbohydrate-active Enzymes Involved in Secondary Cell Wall Biogenesis in Hybrid Aspen. Plant Physiol.
137:983-97
8. Master, E.R., McKinlay, J., Stewart, G.R., and W.W. Mohn. 2005
Biphenyl Uptake by Psychrotolerant Pseudomonas sp. strain Cam-1 and Mesophilic Burkholderia sp. LB400. Can. J. Micro.
51:399-404.
7. Master, E.R., Rudsander, U.J., Zhou, W., Henriksson, H., Divne, C., Denman, S.E., Wilson, D., and T.T. Teeri. 2004
Recombinant Expression and Enzymatic Characterization of PttCel9A, a KOR Homologue from Populus tremula x tremuloides. Biochem.
43:10080-10089.
6. Henriksson, H., Denman, S.E., Campuzano, I.D., Ademark, P., Master, E.R., Teeri, T.T., and H. Brumer 3^rd. 2003
N-linked Glycosylation of Native and Recombinant Cauliflower Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylase 16A. Biochem. J.
375:61-73.
5. Master, E.R., Imbeault, N.Y.R., Powlowski, J.B., Mohn, W.W., and L.D. Eltis. 2003
Comparison of Activities of Biphenyl Dioxygenase from Psychrotolerant Pseudomonas sp. strain Cam-1 and Mesophilic Burkholderia sp. strain LB400. Accepted in J Bacteriol.
4. Master, E.R., Lai, V.W.-M., Kuipers, B., Cullen, W.R., and W.W. Mohn. 2002
Sequential Anaerobic-aerobic Treatment of Soil Contaminated with Weathered Aroclor 1260. Environ. Sci. Technol.
36:100-103.
3. Master, E.R., and W.W. Mohn. 2001
Induction of bphA, Encoding Biphenyl Dioxygenase, in Two Polychlorinated Biphenyl-degrading Bacteria, Psychrotolerant Pseudomonas strain Cam–1 and Mesophilic Burkholderia strain LB400. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
67: 2669-2676
2. Master, E.R. and W.W. Mohn. 1998
Psychrotolerant bacteria isolated from arctic soil that degrade polychlorinated biphenyls at low temperaturesAppl. Env. Microbiol.
64:4823–4829.
1. Master, E., Chan, S.L., and Z. Ali-Khan. 1997
Neuroreport.
8 (12): 2781-2786

Selected Presentations

Tsai, A., Canam, T., Mellerowicz, E., Campbell, M., E. R. Master. July 24-29, 2011
Constitutive expression of a fungal glucuronoyl esterase in Arabidopsis reveals altered cell wall composition
Gordon Research Conference:Cellulosomes, Cellulases & Other Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes.
MA, USA.
Foumani, M., Vuong, T. and Master, E.R. July 24-29, 2011
A biocatalyst for oxidative modification of cello- and xylooligosaccharides.
Gordon Research Conference:Cellulosomes, Cellulases & Other Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes.
MA, USA.
Suzuki, H. et al. July 24-29, 2011
Comparative genomics of the closely related white-rot fungi,Phanerochaete carnosa and P. chrysosporium, to elucidate the genetic basis of the distinct wood types they colonize.
Gordon Research Conference:Cellulosomes, Cellulases & Other Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes.
MA, USA.
Mottiar, Y. and Master, E.R. July 24-29, 2011
Engineering galactose oxidase to enable wood carbohydrate derivatisation.
Gordon Research Conference:Cellulosomes, Cellulases & Other Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes.
MA, USA.
E. R. Master. March 28-April 1, 2010
Expression of Lignocellulolytic Activity by Phanerochaete carnosa grown on Softwood
LignoBiotech One Symposium.
Reims, France.
M. Canam, T., MacDonald, J., Tsai, A., Malcolm M. Campbell, M.M., Master, E.R. Oct. 25-30, 2009.
In planta Expression of Cell-wall Deconstructing Enzymes from Fungi in Arabidopsis thaliana.
9th IPMB Congress.
St. Louis Missouri, USA.
Wang, L., Foumani, M., Mavisakalya, V., Yakunin, A., Master, E.R. July 26-31, 2009.
Enzyme Discovery and Engineering for Fibre Modification.
GRC: Cellulosomes, Cellulases & Other Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes.
Proctor Academy, NH, USA.
Mahajan, S., Yang, E., Master, E.R. July 26-31, 2009.
Comparative Analysis of the Phanerochaete carnosa Secretome after Growth on Cellulose and Spruce.
GRC: Cellulosomes, Cellulases & Other Carbohydrate Modifying Enzymes.
Proctor Academy, NH, USA.
MacDonald, J., Mahajan, S. and E.R. Master. Sept 1-5, 2008.
Transcription Profiles and Proteomic Analysis of P. carnosa Grown on Softwood Feedstocks for Tailored Applications of Hydrolytic Enzymes.
MIE Bioforum 2008
Mie, Japan.
Mahajan, S., and E. R. Master. June 10-15, 2007
Refining Models of Lignocellulose Biotransformation Towards Biomimetic Enzyme Applications.
10th ICBPPI
Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Mahajan, S., and E. R. Master. July 11-14, 2006.
Proteomic Analysis of Softwood-degrading Fungi.
World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing.
Toronto, Canada.
Master E. R. August 7-12, 2005.
Elucidating the Function of Populus Cel9A (speaker).
Gordon Research Conference: Cellulases and Cellulosomes.
Proctor Academy, New Hampshire, USA.
Master, E.R. August 10-15, 2003.
Identification of Novel Plant Enzymes for Fiber Engineering (speaker).
Gordon Research Conference: Plant Cell Walls.
Meriden, New Hampshire, USA.

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BioZone Research Centre
Pulp and Paper Centre
Surface Interface Ontario
Centre for Studies in Molecular Imaging
Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing