Effcient enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass hemicellulose in the absence of bulkwater

Shaghayegh Ostadjoo, Fabien Hammerer, Karolin Dietrich, Marie Josée Dumont, Tomislav Friscic*, Karine Auclair

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Abstract

Current enzymatic methods for hemicellulosic biomass depolymerization are solution-based, typically require a harsh chemical pre-treatment of the material and large volumes of water, yet lack in efficiency. In our study, xylanase (E.C. 3.2.1.8) from Thermomyces lanuginosus is used to hydrolyze xylans from different sources. We report an innovative enzymatic process which avoids the use of bulk aqueous, organic or inorganic solvent, and enables hydrolysis of hemicellulose directly from chemically untreated biomass, to low-weight, soluble oligoxylosaccharides in >70% yields.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4206
JournalMolecules
Volume24
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 2019

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Keywords

  • Biowaste
  • Glycosyl hydrolase
  • Hemicellulase
  • Hemicellulose
  • Mechanochemistry
  • Mechanoenzymology
  • Saccharification
  • Solvent-free
  • Xylan
  • Xylanase

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemistry (miscellaneous)
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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