Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33921125›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Deconstruction of Lignin: From Enzymes to Microorganisms.

Jéssica P Silva, Alonso R P Ticona, Pedro R V Hamann, Betania F Quirino, Eliane F Noronha

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In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jéssica P SilvaEnzymology Laboratory, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, 70910-900 Brasília, Brazil.
Alonso R P TiconaEnzymology Laboratory, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, 70910-900 Brasília, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9027-1589
Pedro R V HamannEnzymology Laboratory, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, 70910-900 Brasília, Brazil.
Betania F QuirinoGenetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa-Agroenergy, 70770-901 Brasília, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7578-6314
Eliane F NoronhaEnzymology Laboratory, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, 70910-900 Brasília, Brazil.
Universidade de Brasília · BRBrazilian Agricultural Research Corporation · BR

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicoCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignocellulosic residues are low-cost abundant feedstocks that can be used for industrial applications. However, their recalcitrance currently makes lignocellulose use limited. In natural environments, microbial communities can completely deconstruct lignocellulose by synergistic action of a set of enzymes and proteins. Microbial degradation of lignin by fungi, important lignin degraders in nature, has been intensively studied. More recently, bacteria have also been described as able to break down lignin, and to have a central role in recycling this plant polymer. Nevertheless, bacterial deconstruction of lignin has not been fully elucidated yet. Direct analysis of environmental samples using metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and metaproteomics approaches is a powerful strategy to describe/discover enzymes, metabolic pathways, and microorganisms involved in lignin breakdown. Indeed, the use of these complementary techniques leads to a better understanding of the composition, function, and dynamics of microbial communities involved in lignin deconstruction. We focus on omics approaches and their contribution to the discovery of new enzymes and reactions that impact the development of lignin-based bioprocesses.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansLigninMetagenomicsPolymersLigninPolymersauxiliary activitiesbacteriabiodegradationligninmetagenomicsmetaproteomicsmetatranscriptomics

Identifiers

PMID33921125
PMCPMC8071518
OpenAlexW3155072029

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