Enzymes have played a crucial role in mankind's challenges to use different types of
biological systems for a diversity of applications. They are proteins that break down and …

Agro-industrial waste is highly nutritious in nature and facilitates microbial growth. Most
agricultural wastes are lignocellulosic in nature; a large fraction of it is composed of …

The oomycete Phytophthora infestans is a damaging crop pathogen and a model organism
to study plant-pathogen interactions. We report the discovery of a family of copper …

The enzyme cellulase is a consortium of three enzymes—exo-glucanase, endo-glucanase
and β-glucosidase, which can be produced by various microorganisms naturally and is …

Basidiomycete fungi subsist on various types of plant material in diverse environments, from
living and dead trees and forest litter to crops and grasses and to decaying plant matter in …

Enzymatic saccharification of biomass is a crucial step in bioethanol production from
lignocellulosic biomass through sugar platform which essentially requires attachment of …

Lignocellulose, the most abundant renewable carbon source on earth, is the logical
candidate to replace fossil carbon as the major biofuel raw material. Nevertheless, the …

The adverse environmental impacts of the fossil fuel and the concerns of energy security
necessitate the development of alternative clean energy sources from renewable …

Lignocellulosic biomass has been considered as an important and sustainable source of
renewable energy. Cellulose constitutes the major component of the lignocellulosic biomass …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a synthetic polymer in the polyester family. It is widely
found in objects used daily, including packaging materials (such as bottles and containers) …