There is a major international effort to develop renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. One
approach is to produce a liquid fuel by enzymatically hydrolyzing carbohydrate polymers in …

Geopolitical concerns (unstable supply of gasoline, environmental pollution, and regular
price hikes), economic, and employment concerns have been prompting researchers …

Cellulases are a complex group of enzymes which are secreted by a broad range of
microorganisms including fungi, bacteria, and actinomycetes. In the natural environment …

Microbial cellulases have been receiving worldwide attention, as they have enormous
potential to process the most abundant cellulosic biomass on this planet and transform it into …

This chapter discusses the characteristics, sources, production, and applications of
cellulase. Cellulases are increasingly being used for a large variety of industrial purposes …

Lignocellulose is the most abundant plant cell wall component of the biosphere and the
most voluminous waste produced by our society. Fortunately, it is not toxic or directly …

Depolymerization of cellulose to glucose requires the synergistic action of three key
cellulases, endoglucanase (EC 3.2. 1.4), exoglucanase (EC 3.2. 1.176)(EC 3.2. 1.91) and β …

Improvement of cellulase expression has the potential to change the nature of the biofuel
industry. Increasing the economic feasibility of cellulase systems would significantly broaden …

Cellulose is an abundant renewable resource that can be efficiently hydrolysed to glucose
by microbial enzymes. This suggests many attractive possibilities based either on removal of …

Despite the fact that the world community is no longer preoccupied with fossil fuel shortages,
there is still considerable research and development directed toward understanding and …