Efficient saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass requires concerted development of a
pretreatment method, an enzyme cocktail and an enzymatic process, all of which are …

Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

Lignocellulosic biomass, which mainly consists of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, is the
most abundant renewable source for production of biofuel and biorefinery products. The …

Abstract Glycoside hydrolase family 18 (GH18) chitinases, which catalyze the
biodegradation of β-1, 4 glycosidic bond in amino polysaccharides via a substrate-assisted …

The life cycle and development of plants requires the biosynthesis, deposition, and
degradation of cell wall matrix polysaccharides. The structures of the diverse cell wall matrix …

Vascular plant pathogens travel long distances through host veins, leading to life-
threatening, systemic infections. In contrast, nonvascular pathogens remain restricted to …

A processive catalyst associates with a substrate and performs multiple reactions before
dissociation, a mechanism used by enzymes to increase efficiency. Recent work …

In nature, polysaccharide glycosidic bonds are cleaved by hydrolytic enzymes for a vast
array of biological functions. Recently, a new class of enzymes that utilize an oxidative …

Biological degradation of cellulosic materials relies on the molecular-mechanistic principle
that internally chain-cleaving endocellulases work synergistically with chain end-cleaving …

Extracellular polysaccharides and glycoproteins of pathogenic bacteria assist in adherence,
autoaggregation, biofilm formation, and host immune system evasion. As a result …