Biomass degradation

Chen HZ, Li XL, Ljungdahl LG (1995) Biomass degrading enzymes from anaerobic rumen fungi. SAAS Bull Biochem Biotechnol 8 1-6... 

Our understanding of the interaction of biomass-degrading enzymes on lignocel-lulosic biomass has advanced considerably in the last decade. Nonetheless, further work in this area will help point the way toward optimized systems of enzymes tailored for specific feedstocks and pretreatment methods, as further discussed in section 4.5. 

Blumer-Schuette SE, Lewis DL, KeUy RM. (2010). Phylogenetic, microbiological and glycoside hydrolase diversities within the extremely thermophilic, plant biomass-degrading genus Caldicellulosiruptor. Appl Environ Microbiol, 76, 8084—8092. 

Vitcosque GL, Fonseca RF, Rodrfguez-Zuniga UF, Neto VB, Couri S, Farinas CS. (2012). Production of biomass-degrading multienzyme complexes under solid-state fermentation of soybean meal using a bioreactor. Enzyme Res, 2012, 248983. 

Feruloyl Esterases. Psychrophilic feruloyl esterases are employed in industry for biomass degradation, biotransformation, and isolation of ferulic acid derivatives useful as antioxidant, antimicrobial, and photoprotectant properties. For instance, one studied feruloyl esterase from the psychrophilic bacterium, P. haloplanktis TAG 125, is a family 1 carbohydrate esterase and displays significant activity toward pNP-acetate, a- and yS-naphthyl acetate, and 4-methylumbelliferyl p-trimethylammonio cinnamate chloride (a model substrate for determining ferulolyl esterase activity) (23). 

Cellulases for biomass degradation comparing recombinant cellulase expression platforms. Trends Biotechnol., 31, 581-593. 

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