Lignocellulose is a rich and sustainable globally available carbon source and is considered
a prominent alternative raw material for producing biofuels and valuable chemical …

Chimeras with improved properties can be designed by synergistically incorporating
multiple proteins into one peptide chain. Such design enhances hydrolysis efficiency and …

The lignocellulosic biomass comprises three main components: cellulose, hemicellulose,
and lignin. Degradation and conversion of these three components are attractive to …

A major obstacle to the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass is its complex structure and
recalcitrance. Chimeric enzymes, by expressing different enzymatic reactions in a single …

Sixty years have passed since Rachel Carson published her seminal book “Silent
Spring”(Carson, 1962). Her work catapulted the ecological movement and shaped modern …

We present a survey of projects that have been funded by FAPESP under the BIOTA-
Microorganisms program. These projects generated a wide variety of results, including the …

Penicillium digitatum is a necrotrophic fungus responsible for the most severe postharvest
rots of citrus fruit. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the interaction between P …

Xyloglucan (XG) is an abundant polysaccharide in plant cell walls and some seeds and
requires at least four different enzymes for complete depolymerization. Recombinant …

The β-d-glucans are abundant cell wall polysaccharides in many cereals and contain both
(1, 3)-and (1, 4)-bonds. The β-1, 3–1, 4-glucanases (EC 3.2. 1.73) hydrolyze β-(1, 4)-d …

Xyloglucan is one of the major hemicellulose components of the plant cell wall in majority of
dicots and many monocots. Xyloglucanases break down xyloglucan and their role is …