Microbial Enzymes in Bioconversions of Biomass

1. Microbial Enzymes for Conversion of Biomass to Bioenergy
M. P. Raghavendra, S. Chandra Nayaka, Vijai Kumar Gupta

Part I. Cellulases

2. Cellobiohydrolases: Role, Mechanism, and Recent Developments
Neelamegam Annamalai, Mayavan Veeramuthu Rajeswari, Nallusamy Sivakumar

3. Endo-1,4-β-glucanases: Role, Applications and Recent Developments
Neelamegam Annamalai, Mayavan Veeramuthu Rajeswari, Thangavel Balasubramanian

4. The Role and Applications of β-Glucosidases in Biomass Degradation and Bioconversion
Hanlin Ouyang, Feng Xu

Part II. Hemicellulases

5. Role and Applications of Feruloyl Esterases in Biomass Bioconversion
Constantinos Katsimpouras, Io Antonopoulou, Paul Christakopoulos, Evangelos Topakas

6. Endo-β-1,4-xylanase: An Overview of Recent Developments
Alexandre Gomes Rodrigues

7. Microbial Xylanases: Sources, Types, and Their Applications
Hesham Ali El Enshasy, Subeesh Kunhi Kandiyil, Roslinda Malek, Nor Zalina Othman

8. Mannanase
Suttipun Keawsompong

9. The Role and Applications of Xyloglucan Hydrolase in Biomass Degradation/Bioconversion
M. Saritha, Anju Arora, Jairam Choudhary, Vijaya Rani, Surender Singh, Anamika Sharma, Shalley Sharma, Lata Nain

Part III. Lignocellulose Oxidureductases

10. Role of Mushroom Mn-Oxidizing Peroxidases in Biomass Conversion
Mirjana Stajić, Jelena Vukojević, Ivan Milovanović, Jasmina Ćilerdžić, Aleksandar Knežević

11. Role and Application of Versatile Peroxidase (VP) for Utilizing Lignocellulose in Biorefineries
Nadine Busse, Peter Czermak

12. Fungal Aryl-Alcohol Oxidase in Lignocellulose Degradation and Bioconversion
Juan Carro, Ana Serrano, Patricia Ferreira, Angel T. Martínez

13. Monosaccharide Oxygenase
Avnish Kumar, Monika Asthana, Hirawati Deval, Sarika Amdekar

Avainsanat: Energy, Renewable and Green Energy, Enzymology, Energy Technology