[HTML][HTML] Feruloyl esterases: Biocatalysts to overcome biomass recalcitrance and for the production of bioactive compounds

DM Oliveira, TR Mota, B Oliva, F Segato… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ferulic acid and its hydroxycinnamate derivatives represent one of the most abundant forms
of low molecular weight phenolic compounds in plant biomass. Feruloyl esterases are part …

Tailoring enzyme microenvironment: State-of-the-art strategy to fulfill the quest for efficient bio-catalysis

M Bilal, J Cui, HMN Iqbal - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Enzymes as green industrial biocatalysts have become a powerful norm that offers several
advantages over traditional catalytic agents with regard to process efficiency, reusability …

Engineered microbial host selection for value-added bioproducts from lignocellulose

RG De Paula, ACC Antoniêto, LFC Ribeiro… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose is a rich and sustainable globally available carbon source and is considered
a prominent alternative raw material for producing biofuels and valuable chemical …

Ferulic acid from plant biomass: A phytochemical with promising antiviral properties

I Antonopoulou, E Sapountzaki, U Rova… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant biomass is a magnificent renewable resource for phytochemicals that carry bioactive
properties. Ferulic acid (FA) is a hydroxycinnamic acid that is found widespread in plant cell …

Redesigning robust biocatalysts by engineering enzyme microenvironment and enzyme immobilization

R Riaz, M Ashraf, N Hussain, Z Baqar, M Bilal… - Catalysis Letters, 2023 - Springer
Enzymes have replaced traditional industrial catalysts as more efficient, eco-friendly, and
sustainable alternatives that can be used in different biotechnological processes, food, and …

Thermophilic enzyme systems for efficient conversion of lignocellulose to valuable products: Structural insights and future perspectives for esterases and oxidative …

A Karnaouri, I Antonopoulou, A Zerva… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermophilic enzyme systems are of major importance nowadays in all industrial processes
due to their great performance at elevated temperatures. In the present review, an overview …

Improving the activity and expression level of a phthalate-degrading enzyme by a combination of mutagenesis strategies and strong promoter replacement

S Sun, Y Tan, L Wang, Z Wu, J Zhou, G Wu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are widely used plasticizers found in consumer products, which
enter the environment and pose severe threats to human health. Here, a new PAE …

Approaches for the enzymatic synthesis of alkyl hydroxycinnamates and applications thereof

DA Grajales-Hernández, MA Armendáriz-Ruiz… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Alkyl hydroxycinnamates (AHs) is a group of molecules of biotechnological interest due to
their cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical applications. Among their most interesting uses are …

Enhancing the secretion of a feruloyl esterase in Bacillus subtilis by signal peptide screening and rational design

P Liu, J Guo, L Miao, H Liu - Protein Expression and Purification, 2022 - Elsevier
Feruloyl esterase is a subclass of α/β hydrolase, which could release ferulic acid from
biomass residues for use as an efficient additive in food or pharmaceutical industries. In the …

Feruloyl esterases protein engineering to enhance their performance as biocatalysts: a review

MSAD Vega‐Rodríguez… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Feruloyl esterases (FAEs) are versatile enzymes able to release hydroxycinnamic acids or
synthesize their ester derivatives, both molecules with interesting biological activities such …