Cellulolytic microorganisms play an important role in the biosphere by recycling cellulose,
the most abundant carbohydrate produced by plants. Cellulose is a simple polymer, but it …

Bioconversion of cellulose to soluble sugars and glucose is catalyzed by a group of
enzymes called cellulases. Microorganisms including fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes …

Despite its simple chemical composition, cellulose exists in a number of crystalline and
amorphous topologies. Its insolubility and heterogeneity makes native cellulose a …

In anaerobic environments rich in decaying plant material, the decomposition of cellulose is
brought about by complex communities of interacting microorganisms. Because the …

Polysaccharide-degrading microorganisms express a repertoire of hydrolytic enzymes that
act in synergy on plant cell wall and other natural polysaccharides to elicit the degradation of …

Lignocellulosic biomass has been considered as an important and sustainable source of
renewable energy. Cellulose constitutes the major component of the lignocellulosic biomass …

Although this review focusses primarily on bacterial cellulases and xylanases, there is
considerable overlap in the molecular biology and biochemistry of prokaryotic and fungal …

Cellulosomes are intricate multienzyme systems produced by several cellulolytic bacteria,
the first example of which was discovered in the anaerobic thermophilic bacterium …

Xylan is the tnain carbohydrate found in the henlicellulosic fraction of plant tissues and
accounls for one third of all renewable organic carbon aV'lilable on earlh. Xylanase, the …

Three enzymes, triosephosphate isomerase (orange in picture), aldolase (cyan), and
fructose 1, 6‐bisphosphatase (purple), which contained dockerins (red), self‐assembled into …