New enzyme insights drive advances in commercial ethanol production

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162-170

  Harris, Paul V ^a   Xu, Feng ^a   Kreel, Nathaniel E ^a   Kang, Connie ^a   Fukuyama, Shiro ^b  

^a Novozymes Biotech Inc   (United States)

^b NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMYLASE; BIOFUEL; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE 1,4 BETA CELLOBIOSIDASE; ENZYME; EXPANSIN LIKE PROTEIN; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSE; HEMICELLULASE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PATULIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLAN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLOSE;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM;

AMYLASES; ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CELLULASES; ETHANOL; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84897855544     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.02.015     Document Type: Review

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