Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

Phytopathogenic fungi need to secrete different hydrolytic enzymes to break down complex
polysaccharides in the plant cell wall in order to enter the host and develop the disease …

An inability to reliably predict quantitative behaviors for novel combinations of genetic
elements limits the rational engineering of biological systems. We developed an expression …

We identified a glycoside hydrolase family 12 (GH12) protein, XEG1, produced by the
soybean pathogen Phytophthora sojae that exhibits xyloglucanase and β-glucanase activity …

Enzymatic degradation of plant polysaccharides has many industrial applications, such as
within the paper, food, and feed industry and for sustainable production of fuels and …

The Nelson‐Somogyi (NS) and 3, 5‐dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) assays for reducing sugars
are widely used in measurements of carbohydrase activities against different …

The search for renewable sources of energy requires a worldwide effort in order to decrease
the harmful effects of global climate change, as well as to satisfy the future energy demands …

The complex structure of lignocellulose requires the involvement of a suite of
lignocellulolytic enzymes for bringing about an effective de-polymerization. Cellulases and …

In search of Botrytis cinerea cell death-inducing proteins, we found a xyloglucanase
(BcXYG1) that induced strong necrosis and a resistance response in dicot plants …

Plant cell walls are predominantly composed of polysaccharides, which are connected in a
strong, yet resilient network. They determine the size and shape of plant cells and form the …