Novel enzymes for the degradation of cellulose

SJ Horn, G Vaaje-Kolstad, B Westereng… - Biotechnology for …, 2012 - Springer
The bulk terrestrial biomass resource in a future bio-economy will be lignocellulosic
biomass, which is recalcitrant and challenging to process. Enzymatic conversion of …

A review of lignocellulose bioconversion using enzymatic hydrolysis and synergistic cooperation between enzymes—factors affecting enzymes, conversion and …

JS Van Dyk, BI Pletschke - Biotechnology advances, 2012 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose is a complex substrate which requires a variety of enzymes, acting in
synergy, for its complete hydrolysis. These synergistic interactions between different …

Transfer of carbohydrate-active enzymes from marine bacteria to Japanese gut microbiota

JH Hehemann, G Correc, T Barbeyron, W Helbert… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Gut microbes supply the human body with energy from dietary polysaccharides through
carbohydrate active enzymes, or CAZymes, which are absent in the human genome. These …

Fungal enzyme sets for plant polysaccharide degradation

J van den Brink, RP de Vries - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2011 - Springer
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 …

[BOOK][B] Plant cell walls

P Albersheim, A Darvill, K Roberts, R Sederoff… - 2010 - books.google.com
Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic cellular structures essential for plant growth,
development, physiology and adaptation. Plant Cell Walls provides an in depth and diverse …

Biotransformation of lignocellulosic biomass into industrially relevant products with the aid of fungi-derived lignocellulolytic enzymes

S Saldarriaga-Hernández, C Velasco-Ayala… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic material has drawn significant attention among the scientific community due
to its year-round availability as a renewable resource for industrial consumption. Being an …

[HTML][HTML] β-Glucosidases

JRK Cairns, A Esen - Cellular and molecular life sciences: CMLS, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract β-Glucosidases (3.2. 1.21) are found in all domains of living organisms, where they
play essential roles in the removal of nonreducing terminal glucosyl residues from …

Mannanases: microbial sources, production, properties and potential biotechnological applications

PS Chauhan, N Puri, P Sharma, N Gupta - Applied microbiology and …, 2012 - Springer
Mannans are the major constituents of the hemicellulose fraction in softwoods and show
widespread distribution in plant tissues. The major mannan-degrading enzymes are β …

Enzymatic deconstruction of xylan for biofuel production

D Dodd, IKO Cann - Gcb Bioenergy, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The combustion of fossil‐derived fuels has a significant impact on atmospheric carbon
dioxide (CO2) levels and correspondingly is an important contributor to anthropogenic …

The biochemistry and structural biology of plant cell wall deconstruction

HJ Gilbert - Plant physiology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
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 …