Molecular aspects of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellulases and their modulation for potential application in biofuel production

D Chakraborty, N Sarkar, I Biswas, S Jacob - Genetic and Metabolic …, 2020 - Elsevier
The plant cell wall is constituted by lignocelluloses in which cellulose is a predominant
carbohydrate polymer that provides mechanical strength and rigidity to the plants. However …

An approach toward cellulase production, bioconversion, and utilization

F Shah, B Ranawat, S Mishra - Advanced bioprocessing for alternative …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cellulose is the salient constituent of plant biomass and a prolific renewable energy
feedstock. The waste from industrial and agricultural matrices consists of sustainable …

Biofuel cellulases: Diversity, distribution and industrial outlook

L Jain, D Agrawal - Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
In the last twenty years, several innovations in the scientific know-how of enzymes have
spurred the growth of biofuel and bio-based chemical industry from second generation …

Progress in ameliorating beneficial characteristics of microbial cellulases by genetic engineering approaches for cellulose saccharification

A Dadwal, S Sharma, T Satyanarayana - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable and sustainable energy source. Cellulases are the
enzymes that cleave β-1, 4-glycosidic linkages in cellulose to liberate sugars that can be …

Current perspective on improved fermentative production and purification of fungal cellulases for successful biorefinery applications: a brief review

P Dey, V Rangarajan, J Singh, J Nayak… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2021 - Springer
Cellulolytic enzymes play the most indispensable and centralized role in the hydrolysis of
cellulosic material. Effective enzymatic hydrolysis is one of the major prerequisites in the …

Investigation of cold-active and mesophilic cellulases: opportunities awaited

S Chavan, A Shete, Y Mirza, MS Dharne - Biomass Conversion and …, 2021 - Springer
In the recent decade, the global demand and fuel prices have urged a need to track down an
alternate resource. Second-generation (2G) biofuel from the lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) …

Insights from enzymatic degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose to fermentable sugars–a review

AA Houfani, N Anders, AC Spiess, P Baldrian… - Biomass and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose, the most abundant and renewable resource on Earth is an important raw
material, which can be converted into high value products. However, to this end, it needs to …

Cellulases: An Approach Towards Current Advances in Biofuel Conversion and Future Prospects

P Kumar, M Chand, S Saini… - … Bioremediation and Other …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass can be used for the production of energy throughout burning or direct combustions.
At present, microbial cellulases have been mainly studied due to their application for biofuel …

Cellulosic-based enzymes for enhanced saccharification for biofuel production

A Panja, V Kumar, P Jha - Advances in Lignocellulosic Biofuel Production …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose is currently the most available raw material on the earth for the production of
biofuels. The major enzyme component involved in the microbial production of fuels from …

Screening for cellulases with industrial value and their use in biomass conversion

J Jüergensen, N Ilmberger, WR Streit - Microbial Metabolic Engineering …, 2012 - Springer
Cellulose is an easily renewable and highly occurring resource. To take advantage of this
great potential, there is a constant need of new cellulose degrading enzymes. In industrial …