Engineering the ligninolytic enzyme consortium

M Alcalde - Trends in biotechnology, 2015 - cell.com
The ligninolytic enzyme consortium is one of the most-efficient oxidative systems found in
nature, playing a pivotal role during wood decay and coal formation. Typically formed by …

Binding modules alter the activity of chimeric cellulases: effects of biomass pretreatment and enzyme source

TW Kim, HA Chokhawala, D Nadler… - Biotechnology and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the catalytic activity of cellulases requires screening variants against solid
substrates. Expressing cellulases in microbial hosts is time‐consuming, can be cellulase …

Production of a high-efficiency cellulase complex via β-glucosidase engineering in Penicillium oxalicum

G Yao, R Wu, Q Kan, L Gao, M Liu, P Yang, J Du… - Biotechnology for …, 2016 - Springer
Background Trichoderma reesei is a widely used model cellulolytic fungus, supplying a
highly effective cellulase production system. Recently, the biofuel industry discovered …

A combined cell-consortium approach for lignocellulose degradation by specialized Lactobacillus plantarumcells

S Moraïs, N Shterzer, R Lamed, EA Bayer… - Biotechnology for …, 2014 - Springer
Background Lactobacillus plantarum is an attractive candidate for metabolic engineering
towards bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol or polylactic acid, as its natural …

Consolidated bioprocessing: synthetic biology routes to fuels and fine chemicals

A Banner, HS Toogood, NS Scrutton - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The long road from emerging biotechnologies to commercial “green” biosynthetic routes for
chemical production relies in part on efficient microbial use of sustainable and renewable …

Strategy for identification of novel fungal and bacterial glycosyl hydrolase hybrid mixtures that can efficiently saccharify pretreated lignocellulosic biomass

D Gao, SPS Chundawat, T Liu, S Hermanson… - BioEnergy …, 2010 - Springer
A rational four-step strategy to identify novel bacterial glycosyl hydrolases (GH), in
combination with various fungal enzymes, was applied in order to develop tailored enzyme …

Technological road map of cellulase: a comprehensive outlook to structural, computational, and industrial applications

R Ranjan, R Rai, SB Bhatt, P Dhar - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulases, a group of enzymes capable of degrading cellulose, play a crucial role in the
bioconversion of cellulosic biomass, making them invaluable in various industries such as …

Characterization of lignocellulolytic enzymes from white-rot fungi

T Manavalan, A Manavalan, K Heese - Current microbiology, 2015 - Springer
The development of alternative energy sources by applying lignocellulose-based biofuel
technology is critically important because of the depletion of fossil fuel resources, rising …

Carbohydrate-binding modules of fungal cellulases: occurrence in nature, function, and relevance in industrial biomass conversion

A Várnai, MR Mäkelä, DT Djajadi, J Rahikainen… - Advances in applied …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this review, the present knowledge on the occurrence of cellulases, with a special
emphasis on the presence of carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) in various fungal …

Thermostable cellulases/xylanases from thermophilic and hyperthermophilic microorganisms: current perspective

SB Ajeje, Y Hu, G Song, SB Peter, RG Afful… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The bioconversion of lignocellulose into monosaccharides is critical for ensuring the
continual manufacturing of biofuels and value-added bioproducts. Enzymatic degradation …