Xylanases are hydrolytic enzymes which randomly cleave the β 1, 4 backbone of the
complex plant cell wall polysaccharide xylan. Diverse forms of these enzymes exist …

Xylan is the second most abundant naturally occurring renewable polysaccharide available
on earth. It is a complex heteropolysaccharide consisting of different monosaccharides such …

Xylan is the principal type of hemicellulose. It is a linear polymer of β-D-xylopyranosyl units
linked by (1–4) glycosidic bonds. In nature, the polysaccharide backbone may be added to 4 …

Approximately a tenth of all described fungal species can cause diseases in plants. A
common feature of this process is the necessity to pass through the plant cell wall, an …

The vast majority of bread is traditionally produced from wheat flour. Apart from its major
constituent starch, wheat flour also contains many other types of substances of which the …

Diets fed to nonruminant animals are composed mainly of feed ingredients of plant origin. A
variety of antinutritional factors such as phytin, nonstarch polysaccharides, and protease …

The issues of global warming, coupled with fossil fuel depletion, have undoubtedly led to
renewed interest in other sources of commercial fuels. The search for renewable fuels has …

Hemicellulases are a diverse group of enzymes that hydrolyze hemicelluloses—one of the
most abundant groups of polysaccharide in nature. These enzymes have many …

Enzymatic degradation of plant polysaccharides has many industrial applications, such as
within the paper, food, and feed industry and for sustainable production of fuels and …

Xylanases are hydrolases depolymerizing the plant cell wall component xylan, the second
most abundant polysaccharide. The molecular structure and hydrolytic pattern of xylanases …