Xylanases are hydrolytic enzymes which randomly cleave the β 1, 4 backbone of the
complex plant cell wall polysaccharide xylan. Diverse forms of these enzymes exist …

Biodeterioration of polymeric materials affect a wide range of industries. Degradability of
polymeric materials is a function of the structures of polymeric materials, the presence of …

The amino acid sequences of 301 glycosyl hydrolases and related enzymes have been
compared. A total of 291 sequences corresponding to 39 EC entries could be classified into …

Hemicellulolytic microorganisms play a significant role in nature by recycling hemicellulose,
one of the main components of plant polysaccharides. Xylanases (EC 3.2. 1.8) catalyze the …

Microbial endo-β-1, 4-xylanases (EXs, EC 3.2. 1.8) belonging to glycanase families 10
(formerly F) and 11 (formerly G) differ in their action on 4-O-methyl-d-glucurono-d-xylan and …

Publisher Summary The chapter focuses on the recent advances in understanding the
structural and functional organization of individual cellulases, their regulation, and the ways …

One of natures most important biological processes is the degradation of lignocellulosic
materials to carbon dioxide, water and humic substances. This implies possibilities to use …

Several types of domain occur in beta-1, 4-glycanases. The best characterized of these are
the catalytic domains and the cellulose-binding domains. The domains may be joined by …

Xylans, the major portion of the hemicellulose of plant cell walls and grasses, are
heteropolymers consisting principally of xylose and arabinose. Microbial xylanases with …

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 …