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 language | English |
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| Article number | 4206 |
| Journal | Molecules |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 by the authors.
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