Fungi and lignocellulosic biomass
By: Christian P. Kubicek ; with figures by Irina S. Druzhinina and Lea Atanasova
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780470960097
Subjects: Biomass energy; Biotechnology; Biodegradation; Fungi; Lignocellulose
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The plant biomass; title: The actors : plant biomass degradation by fungi; title: The tools, part 1 : enzymology of cellulose degradation; title: The tools, part 2 : enzymology of hemicellulose degradation; title: The tools, part 3 : enzymology of lignin degradation; title: Catabolic pathways of soluble degradation products from plant biomass; title: Regulation of formation plant biomass-degrading enzymes in fungi; title: The fungal secretory pathways and their relation to lignocellulose degradation; title: Production of cellulases and hemicellulases by fungi; title: Production of fermentable sugars from lignocelluloses; title: Lignocellulose biorefinery.