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Genetic improvement in Pleurotus (oyster mushroom): a review
Pleurotus is an important genus comprising several edible species of great commercial significance. These species are grown all across the world. The...
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Advances in biotechnology of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. syn. Phyllanthus emblica L.: a nutraceuticals-rich fruit tree with multifaceted ethnomedicinal uses
Emblica officinalis Gaertn. syn. Phyllanthus emblica L., universally known as ‘Amla’ or ‘Aonla’ or ‘Indian gooseberry’, is a popular fruit tree...
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A novel acetyl xylan esterase enabling complete deacetylation of substituted xylans
BackgroundAcetylated 4- O -(methyl)glucuronoxylan (GX) is the main hemicellulose in deciduous hardwood, and comprises a β-(1→4)-linked xylopyranosyl...
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In vitro and in vivo exploration of the cellobiose and cellodextrin phosphorylases panel in Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum: implication for cellulose catabolism
BackgroundIn anaerobic cellulolytic micro-organisms, cellulolysis results in the action of several cellulases gathered in extracellular multi-enzyme...
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Engineering xylose metabolism in thraustochytrid T18
BackgroundThraustochytrids are heterotrophic, oleaginous, marine protists with a significant potential for biofuel production. High-value co-products...
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Metabolic Engineering of Bacteria for Renewable Bioethanol Production from Cellulosic Biomass
Biomass is renewable and most abundant raw material on earth. Technologies have been employed to utilize this vast renewable resource for biofuel...
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Micelles and Nanoemulsions
Nanoemulsions and block copolymer micelles have specific features that are make them quite attractive for their application in cosmetic products....
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Theoretical Foundations of the Appearance of Drug Resistance in Soils
Manufacture of many drugs is directly related to the cultivation of medicinal plants, and seeding with soil microorganisms occurs just at that stage....
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A seven-gene cluster in Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum is essential for signalization, uptake and catabolism of the degradation products of cellulose hydrolysis
BackgroundLike a number of anaerobic and cellulolytic Gram-positive bacteria, the model microorganism Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum produces...
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Potential Treatment Options in a Post-antibiotic Era
Following the Golden Age of antibiotic discovery in the previous century, the rate of antibiotic discovery has plummeted during the past 50 years...
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Oxidative demethylation of algal carbohydrates by cytochrome P450 monooxygenases
Sugar O -methylation shields algal polysaccharides against microbial hydrolytic enzymes. Here, we describe cytochrome P450 monooxygenases from marine...
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SACCHARIS: an automated pipeline to streamline discovery of carbohydrate active enzyme activities within polyspecific families and de novo sequence datasets
BackgroundDeposition of new genetic sequences in online databases is expanding at an unprecedented rate. As a result, sequence identification...
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Characterization of a glycoside hydrolase family 78 α-l-rhamnosidase from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482 and identification of functional residues
A putative glycoside hydrolase family 78 α- l -rhamnosidase BtRha78A from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482 was heterologously over-expressed in Esch...
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Characterization of a novel sugar transporter involved in sugarcane bagasse degradation in Trichoderma reesei
BackgroundTrichoderma reesei is a saprophytic fungus implicated in the degradation of polysaccharides present in the cell wall of plants. T. reesei ...
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Development of Cre-lox based multiple knockout system in Deinococcus radiodurans R1
The extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1 has been considered as an attractive microorganism due to its remarkable tolerance to various...
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Functional assignment of multiple catabolic pathways for d-apiose
Colocation of the genes encoding ABC, TRAP, and TCT transport systems and catabolic pathways for the transported ligand provides a strategy for...
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Proteins
There is a constant and increasing demand for high-quality protein foods for an ever-growing world population. Food scientists are interested not...
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Genome-wide characterization of cellulases from the hemi-biotrophic plant pathogen, Bipolaris sorokiniana, reveals the presence of a highly stable GH7 endoglucanase
BackgroundBipolaris sorokiniana is a filamentous fungus that causes spot blotch disease in cereals like wheat and has severe economic consequences....
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Engineering a natural Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for ethanol production from inulin by consolidated bioprocessing
BackgroundThe yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an important eukaryotic workhorse in traditional and modern biotechnology. At present, only a few S....
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The Renaissance of Neurospora crassa: How a Classical Model System is Used for Applied Research
One major focus in fungal biotechnological research is the elucidation of plant biomass degradation. Filamentous fungi have the capacity to produce...