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Microorganisms and enzymes involved in the degradation of plant fiber cell walls
One of natures most important biological processes is the degradation of lignocellulosic materials to carbon dioxide, water and humic substances.... -
Saccharification of corn fiber using enzymes fromAureobasidium sp. strain NRRL Y-2311-1
Crude enzyme preparations from Aureobasidium sp. strain NRRL Y-2311-1 were characterized and tested for the capacity to saccharify corn fiber....
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Purification and characterization of an acetyl esterase fromAspergillus niger
Optimized acetyl esterase enzyme production conditions using Aspergillus niger ATCC 10864 in 14-L fermentation jars were determined to be 33‡C, 1.5...
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Quantitative determination of wood-derived soluble oligosaccharides by HPLC
Soluble oligosaccharide carbohydrates from the partial enzymatic hydrolysis of pulp were degraded to monosaccharides by enzymatic hydrolysis using a...
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Cellulose acetate biodegradability upon exposure to simulated aerobic composting and anaerobic bioreactor environments
Cellulose acetate (CA) films with degree of substitution (d.s.) values of 1.7 and 2.5 were exposed to biologically active in-laboratory composting...
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Effects of natural polymer acetylation on the anaerobic bioconversion to methane and carbon dioxide
The successful production of novel biodegradable plastic copolymers incorporating both synthetic plastic formulations, such as polystyrene, and...
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The enzymes from extreme thermophiles: Bacterial sources, thermostabilities and industrial relevance
This review on enzymes from extreme thermophiles (optimum growth temperature >65 °C) concentrates on their characteristics, especially... -
Impact of Biotechnology on Sugar Industry
The production of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) by biotechnological processes has had a dramatic effect on the sugar industry, particularly in the... -
Applications of Enzymes in Food
World markets for enzymes amount to several hundred million U.S. dollars annually and usuage is dominated by the food industry, which in the early... -
Heparin, Heparinoids and Heparin Oligosaccharides: Structure and Biological Activities
Heparin is a polydisperse, highly sulfated polysaccharide which has been in widespread clinical use over the past half century. This chapter... -
Enzymes in the food industry
The use of enzymes such as rennet in cheese making and barley amylases in brewing is as old as the food and beverage industry itself. However, the... -
Microbial Pectolytic Enzymes
Pectolytic enzymes are widely distributed in higher plants and microorganisms. They are not found in higher animals but are found in some protozoa,... -
Microbial degradation of hemicellulosic materials
Biodegradation of hemicelluloses requires enzyme activities that remove nonxylose substituents from the xylan backbone in addition to endoxylanases...
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Hydrolytic enzymes
This chapter is concerned with a specific class of yeast products, hydrolytic enzymes, that are useful in analytical and industrial applications. The... -
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Die anorganischen und organischen Bau-, Betriebs- und Schlackenstoffe
Entsprechend ihrer biologischen Funktion bilden die Baustoffe Teile und Inhaltsstoffe der Zellen. Die Betriebstoffe, zu denen wir die Energie- und...