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Endogenous Hydrolyzing Enzymes: Isolation, Characterization, and Applications in Biological Processes
Enzymes are the key substances responsible for a variety of biotechnological processes involved in the production of useful bioproducts. Malt and microbial species (bacteria, fungi, etc.) are the main sources ...
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Synthesis, Chemistry, and Medical Application of Bacterial Cellulose Nanocomposites
Bacterial cellulose (BC), an environmental friendly polymeric material, has recently received immense attention in the human society. Herein, we have focused on the biosynthesis, chemical structure, and physio...
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Developmental strategies and regulation of cell-free enzyme system for ethanol production: a molecular prospective
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Synthesis of regenerated bacterial cellulose-zinc oxide nanocomposite films for biomedical applications
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Endogenous Hydrolyzing Enzymes See Endogenous hydrolyzing enzymes (EHEs) : Isolation, Characterization, and Applications in Biological Processes
Enzymes are the key substances responsible for a variety of biotechnological processes involved in the production of useful bioproducts. Malt and microbial species (bacteria, fungi, etc.) are the main sources ...
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Partial purification of saccharifying and cell wall-hydrolyzing enzymes from malt in waste from beer fermentation broth
A number of hydrolyzing enzymes that are secreted from malt during brewing, including cell wall-hydrolyzing, saccharide-hydrolyzing, protein-degrading, lipid-hydrolyzing, and polyphenol and thiol-hydrolyzing e...
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This study was conducted to develop nanocomposite films of bacterial cellulose (BC) and montmorillonite (MMT) with potent antibacterial activity and potential therapeutic value in wound healing and tissue rege...
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Effect of post-synthetic processing conditions on structural variations and applications of bacterial cellulose
Physicochemical properties of materials can be amended by altering their physical structure through different processing conditions. The present study was conducted to investigate the post-synthesis structural...
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Prospects of reusable endogenous hydrolyzing enzymes in bioethanol production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation
This study was conducted to evaluate the presence, origination and classification of various hydrolyzing enzymes from malt and their specified hydrolyzing effects on various substrates for bioethanol productio...
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Evaluation of sediments of the waste from beer fermentation broth for bioethanol production
As our previous studies showed, the waste from beer fermentation broth (WBFB) is a potential resource for bio-ethanol production. The original WBFB was superior to the supernatant in this regard. The current s...
