Lignocellulosic wastes include agricultural and forest residues which are most promising
alternative energy sources and serve as potential low cost raw materials that can be …

Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is used as a sweetener for diabetics and also for other
purposes (eg, in chewing gum). Industrially, xylitol is manufactured through a chemical …

Economics of cellulosic ethanol production could be supported by high-value chemicals co-
production, eg xylitol, which has high market value in food and pharmaceutical industries …

The interest on use of lignocellulose for producing chemicals is increasing as these
feedstocks are low cost, renewable and widespread sources of sugars. Corncob is an …

Geo-political, long-term economic and sustainable concerns are promoting researchers and
entrepreneurs to harness the potential of lignocellulosic feedstock (LCF) into industrially …

The composition of the liquid fraction (hydrolysate) obtained from the steam explosion
pretreatment of corn straw was investigated. Non-detoxified hydrolysate was used in a …

The excess of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) from the sugar-alcohol industry is considered a by-
product with great potential for many bioproducts production. This work had as objective to …

Bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass (namely second-generation bioethanol) has been
considered to be a great opportunity to increase production of biofuels from renewable …

Xylose reductase (XR) is an intermediate inducible enzyme of xylose metabolism
responsible for the reduction of xylose into xylitol. It is an intracellular enzyme present in …

Background Ashbya gossypii is a filamentous fungus that is currently exploited for the
industrial production of riboflavin. The utilization of A. gossypii as a microbial biocatalyst is …