Abstract

The role of mannanases is diverse and they are used in many industrial applications, in animal feed, in the food industry and in healthcare. They are also applied in biomass processing, because they play an important role in the breakdown of hemicellulose. Among the mannanase inhibitors, heavy metal ions and general enzyme inhibitors are mainly mentioned. Unfortunately, almost no data are available on carbohydrate-based natural inhibitors of mannanases. According to the literature, carbohydrates do not play an important role in the inhibition of mannanases, so neither do oligosaccharides. This is in contrast to the action and inhibition of other O-glycosyl hydrolases. My hypothesis is that mannanases, like other polysaccharide-degrading enzymes, work in the same way and can be inhibited by oligosaccharides. Evidence from docking and modeling results supports and makes probable the hypothesis that oligosaccharides can inhibit the activity of mannanases, similar to the inhibition of other O-glycosyl hydrolases. Among natural carbohydrate oligomers, several potential mannanase inhibitors have been identified and characterized. In addition to expensive research, it is very important to use research based on cheaper modeling to explore the processes. The results obtained are novel and forward-looking, enabling in-depth and targeted research to be carried out.

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