Thermostable Enzymes as Biocatalysts in the Biofuel Industry

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-55

  Yeoman, Carl J ^a   Han, Yejun ^a   Dodd, Dylan ^a   Schroeder, Charles M ^a   Mackie, Roderick I ^a   Cann, Isaac K O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocatalyst; Biofuel; Glycoside hydrolase; Lignocellulose; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; ESTERASE; GLYCOSIDASE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME STABILITY; HEAT; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ENZYME STABILITY; ESTERASES; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIGNIN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 77951630910     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2164(10)70001-0     Document Type: Chapter

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