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

During the 19th century, increasing human activity followed by great use of fossil fuels and
the production of manifold aromatics including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

As a strategy to find efficient lignocellulose degrading enzymes/microorganisms for
sugarcane biomass pretreatment purposes, 118 culturable bacterial strains were isolated …

Bioconversion of lignocellulose into renewable energy and commodity products faces a
major obstacle of inefficient saccharification due to its recalcitrant structure. In nature …

A metagenomic fosmid library was constructed using genomic DNA isolated from the gut
microflora of Hermetia illucens, a black soldier fly. A cellulase-positive clone, with the CS10 …

The phylotypes of rumen bacteria have increased by the accumulation of 16S rRNA gene
sequences, and they show a complex microbial community structure in the rumen. However …

Background Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant resource on earth.
Lignocellulose is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin. The special …

Cellulases, as environmentally appropriate catalysts specifically acting on cellulosic
substrates, are important for the industrial conversion of lignocellulose and modification of …

The enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulases is one of the major limiting steps in the
conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to yield bioethanol. To overcome this hindrance …

The novel cellobiohydrolase gene ctcel7 was identified from Chaetomium thermophilum,
and its recombinant protein CtCel7, a member of glycoside hydrolase family 7, was …