Supplementary Information An isolated Amycolatopsis sp. GDS for cellulase and xylanase production using agricultural waste biomass and fermentative ethanol production Siddheshwar D. Kshirsagar1§, Ganesh D. Saratale2§, Rijuta G. Saratale3, Sanjay P. Govindwar4 and Min-Kyu Oh2* 1Department of Biotechnology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, Maharashtra, India 2Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-713, South Korea 3Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, South Korea 4Department of Biochemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, Maharashtra, India *Corresponding author: Min-Kyu Oh Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Korea University, Seoul, 136–713 Republic of Korea. Phone: +822–3290–3308 Fax: +822–926-6102 Email: mkoh@korea.ac.kr § Both authors contributed equally to this manuscript 1 Figure legends: Figure S1 Neighbor-joining showing phylogenetic positions of Amycolatopsis sp. GDS and Amycolatopsis species based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons. Figure S2 Volumetric activity of cellulase and xylanase of Amycolatopsis sp. GDS using wheat straw (10 g l-1) as a cellulosic substrate at different incubation period (at 30°C, initial pH of Dubos media; 6.5) under static condition [exoglucanase (●); cellobiase (▲); FPase (○); xylanase (□) and endoglucanase (■)] Figure S3 HPTLC profile of sugars produced during enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw by crude enzymes produced byAmycolatopsis sp. GDS after 48 hours of enzymatic hydrolysis.(Standard Glu-glucose, Xyl- Xylose, Cel-cellobiose, and EH-enzymatic hydrolysate of WS. Table S1 Biochemical characterization of isolated cellulose degrading bacteria. Table S2 Effects of incubation temperature, initial pH of Dubos media and under static (no aeration and agitation) and shaking (100 rpm) condition on endoglucanase, FPase and xylanase production by Amycolatopsis sp. GDS in Dubos medium containing CMC (10 g l−1) as a carbon source 2 21 74 Amycolatopsis sp. ACT-0101 Amycolatopsis sp. ACT-0100 Amycolatopsis sp. PENDO-1789 7 Amycolatopsis tolypomycina type strain:DSM 4454 3 Amycolatopsis sp. GY125 GY125 27 2 Amycolatopsis rifamycinica DSM 46095 Amycolatopsis sp. GY122 1 Amycolatopsis tolypomycina IMSNU 20061 Amycolatopsis sp. 4-36 37 32 Amycolatopsis sp. 2-15 47 Amycolatopsis sp. 308201 52 Amycolatopsis sp. OS3-28 Amycolatopsis sp. 232065 9 Amycolatopsis sp. SF27 2 99 Amycolatopsis balhimycina DSM 44591 Amycolatopsis sp. AR1438 55 Amycolatopsis lexingtonensis NRRL B-24131 Amycolatopsis tolypomycina type strain:DSM 44544 Amycolatopsis mediterranei NRRL B-3240 26 Amycolatopsis pretoriensis NRRL B-24133 78 89 Amycolatopsis sp. GDS 1 Figure S1 3 Enzyme activity (U ml-1) 10 8 6 4 2 Enzyme activity (U ml-1) 0 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 0 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 Time (days) Figure S2 4 Figure S3 5 Table S1 Biochemical characterization of isolated cellulose degrading bacteria. Biochemical Test Amycolatopsis sp. GDS Gram staining Gram positive Color White Motility Non-motile Inulin - ve Sodium gluconate - ve Glycerol - ve Salicin - ve Alpha Methyl D-Glucoside - ve Alpha Methyl D-Monoside - ve ONPG - ve Esculin hydrolysis + ve D-Arabinose + ve Citrate Utilization + ve Malonate + ve Lysine + ve Ornithine + ve H2S Production - ve Utilization of the following compounds as a carbon source Lactose - ve Xylose + ve Maltose + ve Fructose + ve Dextrose + ve Galactose + ve Raffinose - ve Trehalose + ve Melibiose + ve Sucrose + ve L-Arabinose + ve Glucose + ve Mannose + ve Arabinose + ve Sorbose - ve Xylitol - ve Erythritol - ve Rhamnose - ve Cellobiose + ve Arabitol - ve Adonitol - ve Mannitol - ve Sorbitol - ve Inositol - ve Dulcitol - ve Melezitose - ve 6 Table S2 Effects of incubation temperature, initial pH of Dubos media and under static (no aeration and agitation) and shaking (100 rpm) condition on endoglucanase, FPase and xylanase production by Amycolatopsis sp. GDS in Dubos medium containing CMC (10 g l−1) as a carbon source. Incubation temperature (0C) Enzyme 25 Endoglucanasea FPasea Xylanasea a 30 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 Static Shaking 30.24 44.20 42.45 35.65 15.45 30.24 38.54 44.20 35.65 18.45 8.45 31.25 44.20 ±0.55 ±0.75 ±0.65 ±0.75 ±0.35 ±0.55 ±0.55 ±0.75 ±0.75 ±0.35 ±0.35 ±0.75 ±0.75 0.52 0.32 0.41 0.54 0.72 0.65 0.32 0.15 0.72 0.35 ±0.02 ±0.02 ±0.02 ±0.02 ±0.01 ±0.01 ±0.015 ±0.02 ±0.01 ±0.01 ±0.01 ±0.02 ±0.01 42.00 69.52 69.52 52.32 32.54 32.52 48.54 69.52 61.54 42.12 12.12 69.52 41.25 ±0.98 ±1.16 ±1.25 ±1.15 ±1.00 ±0.98 ±1.00 ±1.16 ±1.15 ±1.00 ±0.85 ±1.16 ±1.15 0.70 37 Agitation 40 0.72 35 Initial pH of Dubos media 0.55 Enzyme activity (U ml-1). Values are mean of three experiments; (±) standard error (SE) by one-way ANOVA with Tukey–Kramer Multiple Comparisons Test. 7