Recent advances in metagenomic analysis of different ecological niches for enhanced biodegradation of recalcitrant lignocellulosic biomass

D Kukkar, PK Sharma, KH Kim - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose wastes stemming from agricultural residues can offer an excellent
opportunity as alternative energy solutions in addition to fossil fuels. Besides, the …

Metagenomic approaches as a tool to unravel promising biocatalysts from natural resources: soil and water

J Sousa, SC Silvério, AMA Costa, LR Rodrigues - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural resources are considered a promising source of microorganisms responsible for
producing biocatalysts with great relevance in several industrial areas. However, a …

Biochemical characterization of an engineered bifunctional xylanase/feruloyl esterase and its synergistic effects with cellulase on lignocellulose hydrolysis

H Wang, X Qi, S Gao, Y Zhang, Y An - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, the xylanase and feruloyl esterase domains of the xylanase/feruloyl esterase
bifunctional enzyme (Xyn-Fae) from Prevotella ruminicola 23 were identified using N-and C …

Improved method for the extraction of high-quality DNA from lignocellulosic compost samples for metagenomic studies

ÂMA Costa, AO Santos, J Sousa, JL Rodrigues… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
The world economy is currently moving towards more sustainable approaches.
Lignocellulosic biomass has been widely used as a substitute for fossil sources since it is …

Microbial conversion of waste biomass into bioethanol: current challenges and future prospects

N Verma, V Kumar - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2021 - Springer
Fast exhaustion of fossil fuel stocks, as well as problems allied with air pollution, has created
a worldwide attention in searching for alternative, renewable lignocellulosic macromolecule …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends in experimental and computational approaches to combat antimicrobial resistance

M Imchen, J Moopantakath, R Kumavath, D Barh… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A multitude of factors, such as drug misuse, lack of strong regulatory measures, improper
sewage disposal, and low-quality medicine and medications, have been attributed to the …

Unravelling metagenomics approach for microbial biofuel production

K Sartaj, A Patel, L Matsakas, R Prasad - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Renewable biofuels, such as biodiesel, bioethanol, and biobutanol, serve as long-term
solutions to fossil fuel depletion. A sustainable approach feedstock for their production is …

A novel thermostable serine protease from a metagenomic library derived from marine sediments in the East China Sea

J Sun, P Li, Z Liu, W Huang, X Mao - Applied Microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Thermal activity and stability are important characteristics for proteases applied in the
detergent, pharmaceutical, food, and other green industries. With the intent to discover …

Co-production of ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid from distiller grain by a putative feruloyl esterase discovered in metagenome assembled genomes

J Zhang, H Tang, X Yu, D Xue, M Li, X Xing… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The brewing industry generates a large amount of distillation waste, causing environmental
pollution and resource wastage. In this study, a putative gene encoding feruloyl esterase …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic profiling of Beauveria bassiana SAN01, an endophytic fungal entomopathogen, for the production of lignocellulosic enzymes

A Amobonye, P Bhagwat, N Mthethwa… - Biocatalysis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Beauveria bassiana, widely known for its ecological roles as an entomopathogen and as an
endophyte, has recently been observed with a remarkable ability to utilize lignocellulosic …