Essays about: "cellulase"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the word cellulase.

  1. 6. Activity and synergistic action on cellulosic substrates of engineered product-site variants of Hypocrea jecorina Cel7A

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Molecular Biology (until 131231)

    Author : Umair Saleem; [2012]
    Keywords : cellulase; cellobiohydrolase; lignocellulose; biofuel; protein engineering; biotechnology; thermochemical pretreatment; spruce;

    Abstract : Cellobiohydrolase Cel7A (Hje_Cel7A) from the ascomycete fungus Hypocrea jecorina is the major component of enzyme cocktails for degradation of plant biomass to soluble sugars for conversion to biofuels. It’s active site is enclosed in a cellulose-binding tunnel and it is able to processively cleave off several cellobiose units from the end of a cellulose chain before being released. READ MORE

  3. 7. Production of ethanol and biomass from orange peel waste by Mucor indicus

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan

    Author : Päivi Ylitervo; [2009]
    Keywords : orange peel waste; mucor indicus; ethanol; chitosan; acid hydrolysis; enzymatic hydrolysis;

    Abstract : For the citrus processing industry the disposal of fresh peels has become a major concern for manyfactories. Orange peels are the major solid by-product. Dried orange peels have a high content ofpectin, cellulose and hemicellulose, which make it suitable as fermentation substrate when hydrolyzed. READ MORE

  4. 8. Identification of proteins expressed by the root-rot fungus Heterobasidion annosum when growing on lignocellulose

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Molecular Biology (until 131231)

    Author : Xiaoyu Wang; [2009]
    Keywords : Heterobasidion annosum; peptide mapping; lignocellulose; cellulase; cellobiohydrolase; wood degradation; white-rot fungus;

    Abstract : The Root-rot fungus, Heterobasidion annosum, is a major pathogen on spruce and pine trees and is estimated to cause up to 20 % production loss in the forest industry in the temperate region. The genome of H. annosum has recently been sequenced and a total of ~280 carbohydrate-active enzymes have been predicted so far. READ MORE

  5. 9. Functional characterization of poplar and Arabidopsis wood - related hydrolases by reverse genetics and overexpression in Arabidopsis : effects on hypocotyl elongation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology

    Author : Emmanuel Olive; [2006]
    Keywords : cell wall; wood formation; cell wall plasticity; XET; XTH; cellulases; xylogenesis;

    Abstract : Trees and their wood present a very valuable and renewable resource (paper industry, raw materials and constructions). Consequently study of wood formation is an important research field. The wood or secondary xylem is formed from the vascular cambium where meristematic activity takes place. READ MORE