Pectin is natural biopolymer derived from various plant sources and its activity is driven by
functional groups. Affinity of pectin and chemical interactions of the active sites to chemicals …

Several organic acids have been indicated among the top value chemicals from biomass.
Lignocellulose is among the most attractive feedstocks for biorefining processes owing to its …

Background Itaconic acid is a bio-derived platform chemical with uses ranging from polymer
synthesis to biofuel production. The efficient conversion of cellulosic waste streams into …

Ustilago maydis, a member of the Ustilaginaceae family, is a promising host for the
production of several metabolites including itaconic acid. This dicarboxylate has great …

Eukaryotic microorganisms use monocistronic mRNAs to encode proteins. For synthetic
biological approaches like metabolic engineering, precise co-expression of several proteins …

Recycling biomass is indispensable these days not only because fossil energy sources are
gradually depleted, but also because pollution of the environment, caused by the increasing …

Basidiomycetes fungi of the family Ustilaginaceae are mainly known as plant pathogens
causing smut disease on crops and grasses. However, they are also natural producers of …

Sesquiterpenoids are important secondary metabolites with various pharma-and
nutraceutical properties. In particular, higher basidiomycetes possess a versatile …

A 23 factorial design was used to evaluate the influence of temperature, catalyst and time
and esterification degree (DE) of pectin obtained from mango, orange and tangerine peels …

In this bioprospection survey, a pectinolytic fungal strain, identified as Fusarium proliferatum,
was isolated from agro-industrial residues (banana peels) from among 87 microbial isolates …