Microbial Enzymes in Bioconversions of Biomass

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gupta, Vijai Kumar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies, 3
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Enzymology.; Electric power production.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Technology.

This volume summarizes our current knowledge on different biomass-converting enzymes and their potential use in converting biomass into simple sugar to generate bioenergy and other value added co-/by products. It consists of 13 chapters and is divided into three parts: cellulases; hemicellulases; an...

Table of Contents:

• Microbial enzymes for conversion of biomass to bioenergy
• Cellobiohydrolases - Role, Mechanism and Recent developments
• Endo - 1, 4 – β – glucanases: role, applications and recent developments
• The Role and Applications of β-Glucosidases in Biomass Degradation and Bioconversion
• Role and applications of feruloyl esterases in biomass bioconversion
• Endo-β-1,4-xylanase: An overview of recent developments
• Microbial xylanases: Sources, types and their applications
• Mannanase
• The Role and Applications of Xyloglucan Hydrolase in Biomass Degradation/Bioconversion
• Role of mushroom Mn-oxidizing peroxidases in biomass conversion
• Role and application of versatile peroxidase (VP) for utilizing lignocellulose in biorefineries
• Fungal Aryl-alcohol Oxidase in Lignocellulose Degradation and Bioconversion
• Monosaccharide oxygenase.