The increasing relevance of cascade reactions in biocatalysis has sparked a great interest
for enzyme co-immobilization. Enzyme co-immobilization allows access to some kinetic …

Cellulose, in addition to hemicellulose and lignin, makes the major fraction of lignocellulosic
biomass–the only sustainable feedstock to meet the long-term sustainable energy need of …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) represents a unique principle of oxidative
degradation of recalcitrant insoluble polysaccharides. Used in combination with hydrolytic …

Quantitatively linking the composition and function of microbial communities is a major
aspiration of microbial ecology. Microbial community functions emerge from a complex web …

Human population growth, industrialization, and globalization have caused several
pressures on the planet's natural resources, culminating in the severe climate and …

Highlights•Second generation ethanol production does not compete with food
production.•The high-cost of enzymes is a challenge to be overcome for biomass …

The pulp and paper industry (PPI) is one of the main pillars of the global economy, but its
high energy consumption, pollution, and emissions necessitate urgent transformation …

Cellulolytic enzymes play a key role on conversion of lignocellulosic plant biomass to
biofuels and biochemicals in sugar platform biorefineries. In this review, we survey …

In a biological system, the spatiotemporal arrangement of enzymes in a dense cellular
milieu, subcellular compartments, membrane-associated enzyme complexes on cell …

A major obstacle to the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass is its complex structure and
recalcitrance. Chimeric enzymes, by expressing different enzymatic reactions in a single …