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ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR2001

Aspergillus enzymes involved in degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides.

R P de Vries, J Visser

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Review in Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 248 papers.

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248citing papers in PubMed
22.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

248 citing papers in PubMed, 1,024 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R P de VriesMolecular Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms, Wageningen University, 6703 HA Wageningen, The Netherlands. ronpdv@hotmail.com
J Visser
Wageningen University & Research · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides is of major importance in the food and feed, beverage, textile, and paper and pulp industries, as well as in several other industrial production processes. Enzymatic degradation of these polymers has received attention for many years and is becoming a more and more attractive alternative to chemical and mechanical processes. Over the past 15 years, much progress has been made in elucidating the structural characteristics of these polysaccharides and in characterizing the enzymes involved in their degradation and the genes of biotechnologically relevant microorganisms encoding these enzymes. The members of the fungal genus Aspergillus are commonly used for the production of polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. This genus produces a wide spectrum of cell wall-degrading enzymes, allowing not only complete degradation of the polysaccharides but also tailored modifications by using specific enzymes purified from these fungi. This review summarizes our current knowledge of the cell wall polysaccharide-degrading enzymes from aspergilli and the genes by which they are encoded.

Indexed as

AspergillusBiodegradation, EnvironmentalCell WallGene Expression Regulation, FungalPlantsPolysaccharidesPolysaccharides

Identifiers

PMID11729262
PMCPMC99039
OpenAlexW2157407884

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