Agriculture nowadays is facing many challenges, with among the most important to be able
to feed the increasing human population through more sustainable and environmentally …

Lignocellulosic biomass is the earth's most abundant renewable feedstock alternative that
comprises of cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin. The synergistic action of …

Xylanases are hydrolases depolymerizing the plant cell wall component xylan, the second
most abundant polysaccharide. The molecular structure and hydrolytic pattern of xylanases …

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) of lignocellulose to bioethanol refers to the combining of
the four biological events required for this conversion process (production of saccharolytic …

Xylanases have received great attention in the development of environment-friendly
technologies in the paper and pulp industry. Their use could greatly improve the overall …

Arabinoxylan (AX) is among the most abundant hemicelluloses on earth and one of the
major components of feedstocks that are currently investigated as a source for advanced …

Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanolic fermentation of xylose is
summarized with emphasis on progress made during the last decade. Advances in xylose …

Evaluating a wealth of quantitative data, Biofuels: Biotechnology, Chemistry, and
Sustainable Development discusses different types of biofuels, the science behind their …

The β-xylosidase-encoding xlnD gene of Aspergillus niger 90196 was amplified by the PCR
technique from first-strand cDNA synthesized on mRNA isolated from the fungus. The …

Biodiesel, as one type of renewable energy, is an ideal substitute for petroleum-based
diesel fuel and is usually made from triacylglycerides by transesterification with alcohols …