Overview

Presents a review of enzymes used in the conversion of renewable feedstocks such as starch and cellulose. Provides examples of the use of enzymes in the resource sector, specifically addressing their use in agriculture, forest products, and pulp and paper. Explores greater use of agriculture and forestry residues and possible enzymatic modification.

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Author:   John N. Saddler ,  Michael H. Penner
Publisher:   American Chemical Society
Imprint:   American Chemical Society
Volume:   618
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.636kg
ISBN:  

9780841233416

ISBN 10:   0841233411
Pages:   374
Publication Date:   01 January 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Comparison of Enzymes Catalyzing the Hydrolysis of Insoluble Polysaccharides ; Molecular Deformations and Lattice Energies of Models of Solid Saccharides ; Glyosidases, Large and Small: T4 Lysozyme and Escherichia coli *b-Galactosidase ; Barley Seed of *a-Glucosidases: Their Characteristics and Roles in Starch Degradation ; Three-Dimensional Structure of an Endochitinase from Barley ; Existence of Separately Controlled Plastic and Conserved Phases in Glycosylase Catalysis ; A Mutant *a-Amylase with Enhanced Activity Specific for Short Substrates ; Synergistic Interaction of Cellulses from Trichoderma reesei During Cellulose Degradation ; Synergism Between Purified Bacterial and Fungal Cellulases ; Cellulose-Binding Domains: Classification and Properties ; Identification of Two Tryptophan Residues in Endoglucanase III from Trichoderma reesei Essential for Cellulose Binding and Catalytic Activity ; Cellulomonas fimi Cellubiohydrolases ; Thermostable *b-Glucosidases ; Initial Approaches to Artificial Cellulase Systems for Conversion of Biomass to Ethanol ; Enhanced Enzyme Activities onHydrated Lignocellulosic Substrates ; Comparison of Protein Contents of Cellulase Preparations in a Worldwide Round-Robin Assay ; Economic Fundamentals of Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass ; Cellulose Degradation by Ruminal Microbes: Physiological and Hydrolytic Diversity Among Ruminal Cellulolytic Bacteria ; Induction of Xylanase and Cellulase in Schizophyllum commune ; Simultaneous Production of Xylanase and Mannanase by Several Hemicellulolytic Fungi ; Xylanase Delignification in Traditional and Chlorine-Free Bleaching Sequences in Hardwood Kraft Pulps ; Paper Biopulping of Agricultural Wastes by Lentinus edodes ; Possible Roles of Xylan-Derived Chromophores in Xylanase Prebleaching of Softwood Kraft Pulp

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