One of the major challenges in the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into liquid
biofuels includes the search for a glucose tolerant beta-gulucosidase. Beta-glucosidase is …

Enzymatic degradation of plant polysaccharides has many industrial applications, such as
within the paper, food, and feed industry and for sustainable production of fuels and …

The development of alternative energy technology is critically important because of the
rising prices of crude oil, security issues regarding the oil supply, and environmental issues …

Lignocellulosic biomass is the earth's most abundant renewable feedstock alternative that
comprises of cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin. The synergistic action of …

As the world population grows, there is a need for efficient agricultural technologies to
provide global food requirements and reduce environmental toll. In medicine, nanoscale …

β-Glucosidases constitute a major group among glycosylhydrolase enzymes. Out of the 82
families classified under glycosylhydrolase category, these belong to family 1 and family 3 …

A robust platform for facile defined glycan synthesis does not exist. Yet the need for such
technology has never been greater as researchers seek to understand the full scope of …

An extracellular β-glucosidase from Thermoascus aurantiacus was purified to homogeneity
by DEAE-Sepharose, Ultrogel AcA 44 and Mono-P column chromatography. The enzyme …

Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer in biosphere and the major constituent of plant
biomass. Cellulose polymer is made up of β-glucose units linked by β-glucosidic bonds …

This graduate textbook is aimed at providing researchers new to the subject with information
on the structure and mechanisms in the chemistry, biochemistry or processing of …