Microbial Xylanolytic Enzymes

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-99636-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 520 g

Microbial Xylanolytic Enzymes describes the enzyme structure and its interaction with plant cell walls, the properties and production of different enzymes and their applications, and the knowledge gathered on the hydrolysis mechanism of hemicellulose. The knowledge gathered about the hydrolysis mechanism of the hemicelluloses, especially xylans, has greatly promoted the rapid application of these enzymes in new areas. In recent years, there has been a spurt of interest in xylan degrading enzymes due to their applications in several industrial processes, including paper and pulp industries, food and feed industries, biofuel industry, textile industry, chemical and pharmaceutical industry, brewing industry, and more.

Xylan is the principal type of hemicellulose. An enzymatic complex is responsible for the hydrolysis of xylan, but the main enzymes involved are enzymes produced by fungi, bacteria, yeast, algae, protozoans, and more.

Zielgruppe

<p>Researchers in microbiology, microbial technology, biotechnology, biochemistry, researchers in food, pulp and paper and bioresource technology </p> <p>technical staff at both academic and industrial research organizations, business development staff</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bajpai, Pratima

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. General Background 2. The substrate: Xylan 3. Microbial xylanolytic systems and their properties 4. Structure and Synergism between the enzymes of the Xylanolytic complex 5. Sources, production, and classification of xylanases 6. Enhanced xylanase production by using statistical designs 7. Molecular cloning and expression of xylanase gene 8. Strain improvement by mutation 9. Purification and characterization of xylanases 10. Immobilization of xylanases 11. Industrial applications of xylanases 12. Challenges and future trends in commercial production and application of xylanases

Über Autor(innen)

Bajpai, Pratima
Dr. Pratima Bajpai is currently working as a Consultant in the field of Paper and Pulp. She has over 36 years of experience in research at the National Sugar Institute, University of Saskatchewan, the Universitiy of Western Ontario, in Canada, in addition to the Thapar Research and Industrial Development Centre, in India. She also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada and as a visiting researcher at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. She has been named among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in the list published in October 2022. This is the third consecutive year that she has made it into the prestigious list. Dr. Bajpai's main areas of expertise are industrial biotechnology, pulp and paper, and environmental biotechnology. She has contributed immensely to the field of industrial biotechnology and is a recognized expert in the field. Dr. Bajpai has written several advanced level technical books on environmental and biotechnological aspects of pulp and paper which have been published by leading publishers in the USA and Europe. She has also contributed chapters to a number of books and encyclopedia, obtained 11 patents, written several technical reports, and has implemented several processes in Indian Paper mills. Dr. Bajpai is an active member of the American Society of Microbiologists and is a reviewer of many international research journals.