Despite an increased knowledge of microbial xylanolytic systems in the past few years,
further studies are required to achieve a complete understanding of the mechanism of xylan …

The development of new analytical techniques and the commercial availability of new
substrates have led to the purification and characterization of a large number of xylan …

Basic and applied research on microbial cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases has not
only generated significant scientific knowledge but has also revealed their enormous …

For the past 50 years the function of arabinoxylans in bread-making has been the subject of
much debate and controversy. In the last decade, these molecules have been put in the …

Microbial endo-β-1, 4-xylanases (EXs, EC 3.2. 1.8) belonging to glycanase families 10
(formerly F) and 11 (formerly G) differ in their action on 4-O-methyl-d-glucurono-d-xylan and …

The utilization of hemicellulases in bleaching of kraft (sulphate) pulp is considered as one of
the most important new large-scale industrial applications of enzymes. This is partly due to …

Human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells have great potential in
research and therapies. The current in vitro culture systems for human pluripotent stem cells …

Microalgae have recently received attention as a potential low-cost host for the production of
recombinant proteins and novel metabolites. However, a major obstacle to the development …

Fungi belonging to the genera Trichoderma and Gliocladium are soil-bourne saprophytes
which have been used for industrial and agricultural applications for decades. Some strains …

Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) have gained increased interest as prebiotics during the last
years. XOS and arabinoxylooligosaccharides (AXOS) can be produced from major fractions …