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ArticleBioengineered2017

Expression of thermostable β-xylosidase in Escherichia coli for use in saccharification of plant biomass.

Muhammad N Aftab, Asma Zafar, Ali R Awan

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Article in Bioengineered, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad N Aftaba Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University , Katchery Road, Lahore , Pakistan.
Asma Zafara Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University , Katchery Road, Lahore , Pakistan.
Ali R Awanb Institute of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences , Lahore , Pakistan.
Government College University, Lahore · PKUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present work is aimed to evaluate the saccharification potential of a thermostable β-xylosidase cloned from Bacillus licheniformis into Escherichia coli for production of bioethanol from plant biomass. Recombinant β-xylosidase enzyme possesses the ability of bioconversion of plant biomass like wheat straw, rice straw and sugarcane bagass. By using this approach, plant biomass that mainly constitute cellulose can be converted to reducing sugars that could then be easily converted to bioethanol by simple fermentation process. The production of bioethanol will help to overcome energy requirements due to depleting fossil fuels and will also help to protect environment by reducing greenhouse gas emission. In the end, future directions are briefly mentioned that can be utilized to reduce the cost and increase the yield of biofuels.

Indexed as

Bacillus licheniformisEnzyme ActivationEnzyme StabilityEscherichia coliEthanolGenetic EnhancementPlant Components, AerialProtein EngineeringRecombinant ProteinsTemperatureXylosidasesEthanolexo-1,4-beta-D-xylosidaseRecombinant ProteinsXylosidasesE. coliexpressionplant biomasssaccharificationxylosidase

Identifiers

PMID28140759
PMCPMC5639842
OpenAlexW2583360867

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