Advancing lignocellulose bioconversion through direct assessment of enzyme action on insoluble substrates

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-133

  Goacher, Robyn E ^a   Selig, Michael J ^b,c   Master, Emma R ^c  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; DIRECT ASSESSMENT; HERBACEOUS PLANTS; INSOLUBLE SUBSTRATES; LIGNOCELLULOSE BIOCONVERSIONS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES;

ENZYMES;

LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOPROCESS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE; REVIEW; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; ENZYME ASSAYS; LIGNIN; METAGENOME; PLANTS; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84896722084     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.01.009     Document Type: Review

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