Recent Progress in Bioconversion of Lignocellulosics (Advances in Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 29, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9783540655770
Subjects: Heavy chemicals; Microbiology (non-medical); Medical / Nursing; Biotechnology (Specific Aspects); Molecular Biology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Angewandte Mikrobiologie; Applied Microbiology; Biotechnologie; Cellulase; Genetic Engineering; Medical / Biochemistry; Medical-Biotechnology; Science / Biotechnology; Science-Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology
First sentence: Cellulose is the most abundant polymer on earth with an estimated 1012 metric tons produced each year by plants [ 1 ] and cellulases produced by fungi and bacteria are responsible for most cellulose degradation [2].