Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

Bioconversion of renewable lignocellulosic biomass to biofuel and value added products
are globally gaining significant prominence. Market forces demonstrate a drive towards …

A well-balanced human diet includes a significant intake of non-starch polysaccharides,
collectively termed 'dietary fibre', from the cell walls of diverse fruits and vegetables. Owing …

Xyloglucan is widely believed to function as a tether between cellulose microfibrils in the
primary cell wall, limiting cell enlargement by restricting the ability of microfibrils to separate …

The cell walls of plants are the most abundant source of organic carbon on the planet. This
photosynthetically fixed carbon is recycled by microbial enzymes that convert cell wall …

Many Penicillium species could produce extracellular enzyme systems with good
lignocellulose hydrolysis performance. However, these species and their enzyme systems …

Xyloglucans are structurally complex plant cell wall polysaccharides that are involved in cell
growth and expansion, energy metabolism, and signaling. Determining the structure …

The recent years have witnessed considerable developments in the interpretation of the
three-dimensional structures of plant polysaccharide-degrading enzymes in the context of …

Endoglucanases are important enzymes for biomass conversion and other industrial
processes. Determining the specificity of endoglucanases from various glycoside hydrolase …

Background Herbivores rely on digestive tract lignocellulolytic microorganisms, including
bacteria, fungi and protozoa, to derive energy and carbon from plant cell wall …