Extensive research efforts have been dedicated to describing degradation of wood, which is
a complex process; hence, microorganisms have evolved different enzymatic and non …

Lignin is the 3rd most abundant biopolymer surpassed by cellulose and hemicellulose and
is the most abundant aromatics resource available on earth for utilization by mankind. It was …

From Egyptian mummies to the Chanel n° 5 perfume, fatty aldehydes have long been used
and keep impacting our senses in a wide range of foods, beverages and perfumes. Natural …

Abstract Alcohol oxidases (Alcohol: O 2 Oxidoreductase; EC 1.1. 3. x) are flavoenzymes that
catalyze the oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds with a …

Considerable effort has been dedicated to the chemical depolymerization of lignin, a
biopolymer constituting a possible renewable source for aromatic value-added chemicals …

Alcohols are a rich source of compounds from renewable sources, but they have to be
activated in order to allow the modification of their carbon backbone. The latter can be …

Background Hansenula polymorpha DL1 is a methylotrophic yeast, widely used in
fundamental studies of methanol metabolism, peroxisome biogenesis and function, and also …

Extensive research efforts have been devoted to describing yeast alcohol oxidase (AO) and
its promoter region, which is vastly applied in studies of heterologous gene expression …

Microbial production of aryl alcohol oxidase (AAO) has attracted increasing attention due to
the central role of AAO in enzymatic lignin depolymerization. However, large-scale …

An alcohol biosensor for the measurement of ethanol has been developed. It comprises an
alcohol oxidase/chitosan immobilized eggshell membrane and a commercial oxygen …