Efficient saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass requires concerted development of a
pretreatment method, an enzyme cocktail and an enzymatic process, all of which are …

Biomass constitutes an appealing alternative to fossil resources for the production of
materials and energy. The abundance and attractiveness of vegetal biomass come along …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) supports biomass hydrolysis by increasing
saccharification efficiency and rate. Recent studies demonstrate that H2O2 rather than O2 is …

The discovery of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) has revolutionized
enzymatic processing of polysaccharides, in particular, recalcitrant insoluble …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are monocopper enzymes that degrade the
insoluble crystalline polysaccharides cellulose and chitin. Besides the H 2 O 2 cosubstrate …

Highlights•Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are abundant in nature and of
great biotechnological interest.•Substrate binding affects the catalytic competence of the …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) have an essential role in global carbon
cycle, industrial biomass processing and microbial pathogenicity by catalysing the oxidative …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) have revolutionized our understanding of
how enzymes degrade insoluble polysaccharides. Compared with the substantial …

Oxidative plant cell-wall processing enzymes are of great importance in biology and
biotechnology. Yet, our insight into the functional interplay amongst such oxidative enzymes …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are a recently discovered class of
monocopper enzymes broadly distributed across the tree of life. Recent reports indicate that …