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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Engineering Robust Cellulases for Tailored Lignocellulosic Degradation Cocktails.

Francisca Contreras, Subrata Pramanik, Aleksandra M Rozhkova, Ivan N Zorov, Olga Korotkova, Arkady P Sinitsyn, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Mehdi D Davari

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Engineering Enzymes for Environmental Sustainability.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2023
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  14. Engineering Enzymes for Environmental Sustainability.Angewandte Chemie (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2023
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  18. Engineering cellulases for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass.Protein engineering, design & selection : PEDS · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Francisca ContrerasInstitute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 3, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Subrata PramanikInstitute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 3, 52074 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3328-6239
Aleksandra M RozhkovaFederal Research Centre «Fundamentals of Biotechnology» of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
Ivan N ZorovFederal Research Centre «Fundamentals of Biotechnology» of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
Olga KorotkovaFederal Research Centre «Fundamentals of Biotechnology» of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
Arkady P SinitsynFederal Research Centre «Fundamentals of Biotechnology» of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
Ulrich SchwanebergInstitute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 3, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Mehdi D DavariInstitute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 3, 52074 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0089-7156
Russian Academy of Sciences · RURWTH Aachen University · DEDWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials · DE

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung FKZ: 031B0506
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass is a most promising feedstock in the production of second-generation biofuels. Efficient degradation of lignocellulosic biomass requires a synergistic action of several cellulases and hemicellulases. Cellulases depolymerize cellulose, the main polymer of the lignocellulosic biomass, to its building blocks. The production of cellulase cocktails has been widely explored, however, there are still some main challenges that enzymes need to overcome in order to develop a sustainable production of bioethanol. The main challenges include low activity, product inhibition, and the need to perform fine-tuning of a cellulase cocktail for each type of biomass. Protein engineering and directed evolution are powerful technologies to improve enzyme properties such as increased activity, decreased product inhibition, increased thermal stability, improved performance in non-conventional media, and pH stability, which will lead to a production of more efficient cocktails. In this review, we focus on recent advances in cellulase cocktail production, its current challenges, protein engineering as an efficient strategy to engineer cellulases, and our view on future prospects in the generation of tailored cellulases for biofuel production.

Indexed as

BacteriaBiofuelsBiomassBiotechnologyCellulasesCelluloseEnzyme StabilityGlycoside HydrolasesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrolysisIonic LiquidsLigninPenicilliumProtein EngineeringSaltsSolventsBiofuelsCellulasesCelluloseGlycoside HydrolaseshemicellulaseIonic LiquidsLigninlignocelluloseSaltsSolventscellulases, protein engineering, directed evolution, enzyme cocktail, biofuels, biomass degradation

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PMID32111065
PMCPMC7084875
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