Original scientific paper

• Yang, Chen; Jurak, Edita | The N-Terminalα-Helical Domainof GH13_8 Glycogen Branching Enzymes Influences Short-Chain SubstrateUtilization and Short-Branch Formation // Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 74 (2026), 31; 24676-24687. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6c06718

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• Yang, Chen; Pijning, Tjaard; Jurak, Edita | Identification of Key Residues Governing Branch Activity and Acceptor Substrate Binding in GH13_8 Glycogen Branching Enzymes // Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 74 (2026), 17; 14064-14076. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6c02964

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• Yang, Chen; Poláček, Adam; Pijning, Tjaard; van der Maarel, Marc J. E. C.; Jurak, Edita | Key Loops in GH13_8 Subfamily Glycogen Branching Enzymes Modulate Their Branch Length Preference // ACS Catalysis, 16 (2026), 4; 3805-3818. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c08557

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• Tian, Yu; Riaz, Saadia; Jurak, Edita; van der Maarel, Marc J.E.C.; Blennow, Andreas; Svensson, Birte; Møller, Marie Sofie; Wang, Yu | Comparative Study of Three Diverse Glycogen Branching Enzymes for Efficient Generation of Highly Surface Branched Starch Granules with Enhanced Digestive Resistance // Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 73 (2025), 18; 11168-11179. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5c00999

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• Ferrari, Michela; van Leeuwen, Sander S.; de Vos, Paul; Jurak, Edita; Walvoort, Marthe T.C. | Impact of GOS and 2’-FL on the production and structural composition of membrane-associated exopolysaccharides by B. adolescentis and B. infantis // Carbohydrate polymers, 347 (2025), 122660, 11. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122660

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• Bax, Hilda Hubertha Maria; Jurak, Edita | Characterization of Two Glycoside Hydrolases of Family GH13 and GH57, Present in a Polysaccharide Utilization Locus (PUL) of Pontibacter sp. SGAir0037 // Molecules, 29 (2024), 2788-12. doi: 10.3390/molecules29122788

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• Hameleers, Lisanne; Pijning, Tjaard; Gray, Brandon B.; Fauré, Régis; Jurak, Edita | Novel β-galactosidase activity and first crystal structure of Glycoside Hydrolase family 154 // New Biotechnology, 80 (2024), 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2023.12.011

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• Hameleers, Lisanne; Gaenssle, Lucie A.; Bertran‐Llorens, Salvador; Pijning, Tjaard; Jurak, Edita | Polysaccharide utilization loci encoded DUF1735 likely functions as membrane‐bound spacer for carbohydrate active enzymes // FEBS Open Bio, 14 (2024), 7; 1133-1146. doi: 10.1002/2211-5463.13816

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• Gaenssle, Aline Lucie Odette; Bertran-Llorens, Salvador; Deuss, Peter Joseph; Jurak, Edita | Enrichment of Aquatic Xylan-Degrading Microbial Communities // Microorganisms, 12 (2024), 8; 1715-13. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12081715

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• Kristijarti, Anastasia P.; Jurak, Edita; van der Maarel, Marc J. E. C. | The production and characteristics of glycogen synthesized by various strains of the thermoacidophilic red microalgae Galdieria grown heterotrophically // Journal of applied phycology, 36 (2024), 6; 3199-3207. doi: 10.1007/s10811-024-03353-4

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• Yang, Chen; van der Maarel, Marc Jos Elise Cornelis; Jurak, Edita | A distinctive function of GH13_8 subfamily glycogen branching enzyme in Anaerococcus prevotii DSM 20548: Preference to create very short branches // International journal of biological macromolecules, 283 (2024), 137743, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.137743

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• Bax, Hilda Hubertha Maria; Gaenssle, Aline Lucie; van der Maarel, Marc Jos Elise Cornelis; Jurak, Edita | The Synergistic Effect of GH13 and GH57 GBEs of Petrotoga mobilis Results in α-Glucan Molecules with a Higher Branch Density // Polymers, 15 (2023), 23; 4603-11. doi: 10.3390/polym15234603

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• Bax, Hilda Hubertha Maria; van der Maarel, Marc Jos Elise Cornelis; Jurak, Edita | Alpha-1,4-transglycosylation Activity of GH57 Glycogen Branching Enzymes Is Higher in the Absence of a Flexible Loop with a Conserved Tyrosine Residue // Polymers, 15 (2023), 13; 2777-12. doi: 10.3390/polym15132777

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• Gaenssle, Aline L.O.; van der Maarel, Marc J.E.C.; Jurak, Edita | The influence of amylose content on the modification of starches by glycogen branching enzymes // Food chemistry, 393 (2022), 133294, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133294

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• Penttinen, Leena; Kouhi, Vera; Fauré, Régis; Skarina, Tatiana; Stogios, Peter; Master, Emma; Jurak, Edita | Elucidating Sequence and Structural Determinants of Carbohydrate Esterases for Complete Deacetylation of Substituted Xylans // Molecules, 27 (2022), 9; 2655-15. doi: 10.3390/molecules27092655

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• Monschein, Mareike; Jurak, Edita; Paasela, Tanja; Koitto, Taru; Lambauer, Vera; Pavicic, Mirko; Enjalbert, Thomas; Dumon, Claire; Master, Emma R. | PACER: a novel 3D plant cell wall model for the analysis of non-catalytic and enzymatic responses // Biotechnology for Biofuels, 15 (2022), 1; 30, 11. doi: 10.1186/s13068-022-02128-8

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• Ferrari, Michela; Hameleers, Lisanne; Stuart, Marc C.A.; Oerlemans, Marjolein M.P.; de Vos, Paul; Jurak, Edita; Walvoort, Marthe T.C. | Efficient isolation of membrane-associated exopolysaccharides of four commercial bifidobacterial strains // Carbohydrate polymers, 278 (2022), 118913, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118913

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• Gaenssle, Aline Lucie Odette; Bax, Hilda Hubertha Maria; van der Maarel, Marc Jos Elise Cornelis; Jurak, Edita | GH13 Glycogen branching enzymes can adapt the substrate chain length towards their preferences via α-1,4-transglycosylation // Enzyme and microbial technology, 150 (2021), 109882, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109882

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• Liu, Yongzhuang; Deak, Noemi; Wang, Zhiwen; Yu, Haipeng; Hameleers, Lisanne; Jurak, Edita; Deuss, Peter J.; Barta, Katalin | Tunable and functional deep eutectic solvents for lignocellulose valorization // Nature communications, 12 (2021), 1; 5424, 15. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25117-1

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• Hameleers, Lisanne; Penttinen, Leena; Ikonen, Martina; Jaillot, Léa; Fauré, Régis; Terrapon, Nicolas; Deuss, Peter J.; Hakulinen, Nina; Master, Emma R.; Jurak, Edita | Polysaccharide utilization loci-driven enzyme discovery reveals BD-FAE: a bifunctional feruloyl and acetyl xylan esterase active on complex natural xylans // Biotechnology for Biofuels, 14 (2021), 1; 127, 16. doi: 10.1186/s13068-021-01976-0

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• Gaenssle, Aline L.O.; Satyawan, Caecilia A.; Xiang, Gang; van der Maarel, Marc J.E.C.; Jurak, Edita | Long chains and crystallinity govern the enzymatic degradability of gelatinized starches from conventional and new sources // Carbohydrate polymers, 260 (2021), 117801, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117801

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• Zijlstra, Douwe Sjirk; de Korte, Joren; de Vries, Ernst P. C.; Hameleers, Lisanne; Wilbers, Erwin; Jurak, Edita; Deuss, Peter Joseph | Highly Efficient Semi-Continuous Extraction and In-Line Purification of High β-O-4 Butanosolv Lignin // Frontiers in chemistry, 9 (2021), 655983, 14. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2021.655983

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• Abdilla-Santes, Ria M.; Winkelman, Jozef G.M.; van Zandvoort, Ilona; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Bruijnincx, Pieter C.A.; Jurak, Edita; Deuss, Peter J.; Heeres, Hero J. | 5-Hydroxy-2-Methylfurfural from Sugar BeetThick Juice: Kinetic and Modeling Studies // ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9 (2021), 7; 2626-2638. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c06579

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• Gaenssle, Aline L.O.; van der Maarel, Marc J.E.C.; Jurak, Edita | Reliability factor for identification of amylolytic enzyme activity in the optimized starch-iodine assay // Analytical biochemistry, 597 (2020), 113696, 4. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2020.113696

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• Aumala, Ville; Mollerup, Filip; Jurak, Edita; Blume, Fabian; Karppi, Johanna; Koistinen, Antti E.; Schuiten, Eva; Voß, Moritz; Bornscheuer, Uwe; Deska, Jan et al. | Biocatalytic Production of Amino Carbohydrates through Oxidoreductase and Transaminase Cascades // ChemSusChem, 12 (2019), 4; 848-857. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201802580

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• Pontes, María Victoria Aguilar; Patyshakuliyeva, Aleksandrina; Post, Harm; Jurak, Edita; Hildén, Kristiina; Altelaar, Maarten; Heck, Albert; Kabel, Mirjam A.; de Vries, Ronald P.; Mäkelä, Miia R. | The physiology of Agaricus bisporus in semi-commercial compost cultivation appears to be highly conserved among unrelated isolates // Fungal genetics and biology, 112 (2018), 12-20. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2017.12.004

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• Razeq, Fakhria M.; Jurak, Edita; Stogios, Peter J.; Yan, Ruoyu; Tenkanen, Maija; Kabel, Mirjam A.; Wang, Weijun; Master, Emma R. | A novel acetyl xylan esterase enabling complete deacetylation of substituted xylans // Biotechnology for Biofuels, 11 (2018), 74, 12. doi: 10.1186/s13068-018-1074-3

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• Vos, Aurin M.; Jurak, Edita; de Gijsel, Peter; Ohm, Robin A.; Henrissat, Bernard; Lugones, Luis G.; Kabel, Mirjam A.; Wösten, Han A. B. | Production of α-1,3-L-arabinofuranosidase active on substituted xylan does not improve compost degradation by Agaricus bisporus // PLoS One, 13 (2018), 7; e0201090-e0201112. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201090

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• Vos, Aurin M.; Jurak, Edita; de Gijsel, Peter; Ohm, Robin A.; Henrissat, Bernard; Lugones, Luis G.; Kabel, Mirjam A.; Wösten, Han A. B. | Production of α-1,3-L-arabinofuranosidase active on substituted xylan does not improve compost degradation by Agaricus bisporus // PLoS One, 13 (2018), 7; e0201090-e0201112. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201090

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• Jurak, E.; Suzuki, H.; van Erven, G.; Gandier, J. A.; Wong, P.; Chan, K.; Ho, C. Y.; Gong, Y.; Tillier, E.; Rosso, M.-N. et al. | Dynamics of the Phanerochaete carnosa transcriptome during growth on aspen and spruce // Bmc genomics, 19 (2018), 1; 815, 13. doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-5210-z

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• Maurício da Fonseca, Maria João; Jurak, Edita; Kataja, Kim; Master, Emma R.; Berrin, Jean-Guy; Stals, Ingeborg; Desmet, Tom; Van Landschoot, Anita; Briers, Yves | Analysis of the substrate specificity of α-L-arabinofuranosidases by DNA sequencer-aided fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis // Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 102 (2018), 23; 10091-10102. doi: 10.1007/s00253-018-9389-3

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• Vos, Aurin M.; Jurak, Edita; Pelkmans, Jordi F.; Herman, Koen; Pels, Gill; Baars, Johan J.; Hendrix, Ed; Kabel, Mirjam A.; Lugones, Luis G.; Wösten, Han A. B. | H2O2 as a candidate bottleneck for MnP activity during cultivation of Agaricus bisporus in compost // AMB Express, 7 (2017), 1; 124, 9. doi: 10.1186/s13568-017-0424-z

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• Jurak, Edita; Patyshakuliyeva, Aleksandrina; Kapsokalyvas, Dimitris; Xing, Lia; van Zandvoort, Marc A.M.J.; de Vries, Ronald P.; Gruppen, Harry; Kabel, Mirjam A. | Accumulation of recalcitrant xylan in mushroom-compost is due to a lack of xylan substituent removing enzyme activities of Agaricus bisporus // Carbohydrate polymers, 132 (2015), 359-368. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.06.065

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• Jurak, Edita; Punt, Arjen M.; Arts, Wim; Kabel, Mirjam A.; Gruppen, Harry | Fate of Carbohydrates and Lignin during Composting and Mycelium Growth of Agaricus bisporus on Wheat Straw Based Compost // PLoS One, 10 (2015), 10; e0138909-e0138909. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138909

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• Jurak, Edita; Patyshakuliyeva, Aleksandrina; de Vries, Ronald P.; Gruppen, Harry; Kabel, Mirjam A. | Compost Grown Agaricus bisporus Lacks the Ability to Degrade and Consume Highly Substituted Xylan Fragments // PLoS One, 10 (2015), 8; e0134169-e0134169. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134169

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• Patyshakuliyeva, Aleksandrina; Post, Harm; Zhou, Miaomiao; Jurak, Edita; Heck, Albert J. R.; Hildén, Kristiina S.; Kabel, Mirjam A.; Mäkelä, Miia R.; Altelaar, Maarten A. F.; de Vries, Ronald P. | Uncovering the abilities of Agaricus bisporus to degrade plant biomass throughout its life cycle // Environmental microbiology, 17 (2015), 8; 3098-3109. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12967

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• Jurak, Edita; Kabel, Mirjam A.; Gruppen, Harry | Carbohydrate composition of compost during composting and mycelium growth of Agaricus bisporus // Carbohydrate polymers, 101 (2014), 281-288. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.09.050

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• Patyshakuliyeva, Aleksandrina; Jurak, Edita; Kohler, Annegret; Baker, Adam; Battaglia, Evy; de Bruijn, Wouter; Burton, Kerry S; Challen, Michael P; Coutinho, Pedro M; Eastwood, Daniel C et al. | Carbohydrate utilization and metabolism is highly differentiated in Agaricus bisporus // Bmc genomics, 14 (2013), 1; 663, 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-663

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Review article (scientific)

• Kabel, Mirjam A.; Jurak, Edita; Mäkelä, Miia R.; de Vries, Ronald P. | Occurrence and function of enzymes for lignocellulose degradation in commercial Agaricus bisporus cultivation // Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 101 (2017), 11; 4363-4369. doi: 10.1007/s00253-017-8294-5

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Conference abstract

• Vitko, Sandra; Molenaar, Marianne; Jurak, Edita | Metagenomic profiling of a lake microbiome under plastic exposure // Knjiga sažetaka Simpozij HDBB s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem 2025 / Tkalec, Mirta; Pavoković, Dubravko (ur.). | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo za biljnu biologiju, Rooseveltov trg 6, Zagreb, 2025. str. 33-34

• Jurak, Edita ; Tkalec, Mirta ; Likić, Saša ; Vidaković-Cifrek, Željka ; Pevalek-Kozlina, Branka | Učinak svjetlosnog stresa na mesojednu biljku Drosera capensis // 10. Hrvatski biološki kongres s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem ; Zbornik sažetaka. | Zagreb, 2009. str. 154-155

Master's thesis (university)

• Jurak, Edita | Učinak svjetlosnog stresa na mesojednu biljku Drosera capensis / Tkalec, Mirta (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2009