Fungi and lignocellulosic biomass / by Christian P. Kubicek ; with figures by Irina S. Druzhinina and Lea Atanasova.

"Offers a comprehensive review of the use of fungi in efficient and cost-effective conversion of cellulosic biomass into fuel. Complete, up-to-date coverage ranges from the biochemical basis of cellulose degradation by fungi to the application of key fungal enzymes in the biofuel industry. The...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Kubicek, C. P. (Christian P.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Series:Biomass and biofuels series.
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Table of Contents:
  • The plant biomass
  • The actors : plant biomass degradation by fungi
  • The tools, part 1 : enzymology of cellulose degradation
  • The tools, part 2 : enzymology of hemicellulose degradation
  • The tools, part 3 : enzymology of lignin degradation
  • Catabolic pathways of soluble degradation products from plant biomass
  • Regulation of formation plant biomass-degrading enzymes in fungi
  • The fungal secretory pathways and their relation to lignocellulose degradation
  • Production of cellulases and hemicellulases by fungi
  • Production of fermentable sugars from lignocelluloses
  • Lignocellulose biorefinery.