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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2021

Thermostable Cellulases / Xylanases From Thermophilic and Hyperthermophilic Microorganisms: Current Perspective.

Samaila Boyi Ajeje, Yun Hu, Guojie Song, Sunday Bulus Peter, Richmond Godwin Afful, Fubao Sun, Mohammad Ali Asadollahi, Hamid Amiri, Ali Abdulkhani, Haiyan Sun

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Samaila Boyi AjejeKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Yun HuKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Guojie SongKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Sunday Bulus PeterKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Richmond Godwin AffulKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Fubao SunKey Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Mohammad Ali AsadollahiDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Hamid AmiriDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Ali AbdulkhaniDepartment of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
Haiyan SunInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China.
Jiangnan University · CNChinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences · CNIsfahan University of Technology · IRUniversity of Isfahan · IRUniversity of Tehran · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bioconversion of lignocellulose into monosaccharides is critical for ensuring the continual manufacturing of biofuels and value-added bioproducts. Enzymatic degradation, which has a high yield, low energy consumption, and enhanced selectivity, could be the most efficient and environmentally friendly technique for converting complex lignocellulose polymers to fermentable monosaccharides, and it is expected to make cellulases and xylanases the most demanded industrial enzymes. The widespread nature of thermophilic microorganisms allows them to proliferate on a variety of substrates and release substantial quantities of cellulases and xylanases, which makes them a great source of thermostable enzymes. The most significant breakthrough of lignocellulolytic enzymes lies in lignocellulose-deconstruction by enzymatic depolymerization of holocellulose into simple monosaccharides. However, commercially valuable thermostable cellulases and xylanases are challenging to produce in high enough quantities. Thus, the present review aims at giving an overview of the most recent thermostable cellulases and xylanases isolated from thermophilic and hyperthermophilic microbes. The emphasis is on recent advancements in manufacturing these enzymes in other mesophilic host and enhancement of catalytic activity as well as thermostability of thermophilic cellulases and xylanases, using genetic engineering as a promising and efficient technology for its economic production. Additionally, the biotechnological applications of thermostable cellulases and xylanases of thermophiles were also discussed.

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enzyme hydrolysisgenetic engineeringlignocellulosethermophilic microorganismthermostabilitythermostable cellulasethermostable xylanase

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PMID34976981
PMCPMC8715034
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