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The book provides an overview of the current knowledge on cellulolytic enzymes and their applications. It summarizes the mechanisms of synthesis and hydrolysis of cellulolytic enzymes, industrial fungal strains, genetic engineering of fungal strains and application of cellulolytic enzymes. This book will be a useful reference for researchers and bioengineering experts engaged in lignocelluloses biodegradation, biomass utilization, enzyme production and fungal molecular biology.
List of contents
Introduction.- Chapter 1. Pretreatment Process and its Synergistic Effects on Enzymatic Digestion of Lignocellulosic Material (He).- Chapter 2. Genetic Engineering of Fungal Strains for Efficient Production of Cellulosic Enzymes (Zhao).- Chapter 3. Lignocellulase Formation, Regulation and Secretion Mechanisms in Trichoderma reesei (Jiang).- Chapter 4. Development of Highly Efficient, Low-cost Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Systems in a Penicillium: from Strain Screening to Systems Biology (Qin).- Chapter 5. A Beta-Glucosidase Hyperproducing Strain- Pencillium piceum: Novel Characterization of Lignocellulitic Enzyme Systems and its Application in Biomass Bioconversion (Gao).- Chapter 6. Production of Plant Cell wall-degrading Enzymes by Neurospora crassa (Chen).- Chapter 7. Strain Improvement for Industrial Production of Lignocellulolytic Enzyme by Talaromyces Cellulolyticus (Fujii).-Chapter 8.Heterologous Expression of Lignocellulolytic Enzymes in Aspergillus niger (Zhang).- Chapter 9. Thermophilic Lignocellulolytic Enzymes: From Discovery to Design (Lu).- Chapter 10. Optimization of Cellulolytic Enzyme System for Lignocellulose Hydrolysis (Zhang).- Chapter 11. Expression of Cellulolytic Enzymes in Yeast (Wang).- Chapter 12. Determination of Cellulase Activities and Model for Lignocellulose Saccharification (Sun).- Chapter 13. Substrate Factors that Influence Cellulases Accessibility and Catalytic Activity During the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass (Hu).- Chapter 14. Rheology Characterization of Lignocellulose Feedstock During High Solids Content Pretreatment and Hydrolysis (Hou).- Chapter 15. Industrial Applications of Cellulases and Hemicellulases (Li).
About the author
Dr. Xu Fang is Professor at Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Dr. Yinbo Qu is Professor at Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Summary
The book provides an overview of the current knowledge on cellulolytic enzymes and their applications. It summarizes the mechanisms of synthesis and hydrolysis of cellulolytic enzymes, industrial fungal strains, genetic engineering of fungal strains and application of cellulolytic enzymes. This book will be a useful reference for researchers and bioengineering experts engaged in lignocelluloses biodegradation, biomass utilization, enzyme production and fungal molecular biology.
