Role of Glycosyl Hydrolases in Breakdown of Lignocellulosic Waste and Its Industrial Applications
Due to depletion of non-renewable resources at an alarming rate, the need for utilization of renewable resources to make valuable chemicals is of profound importance. Though lignocellulose is most widely available renewable resource on earth, yet it is ut
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Industrial Applications of Glycoside Hydrolases
Industrial Applications of Glycoside Hydrolases
Smriti Shrivastava Editor
Industrial Applications of Glycoside Hydrolases
Editor Smriti Shrivastava Amity Institute of Biotechnology Amity University Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
ISBN 978-981-15-4766-9 ISBN 978-981-15-4767-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4767-6
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Foreword
Glycoside hydrolases (glycosidases or glycosyl hydrolases) are specific catalysts involved in breaking down glycosidic bonds of complex polysaccharides, such as cellulose, hemicelluloses, and starch. The cellulases, amylases, xylanases, and arabinases are examples of few enzymes of the group, and complete classification data of these enzymes describe their diverse mode of action, making them capable of acting on varied substrate range and thus breaking down the complex molecules to simple components that can be promisingly used for the production of a wide range of value-added products. It is this feature of the enzymes which makes them highly industrially significant. Alongside they also function as antibacterial defense proteins and help in normal cellular function and pathogenesis in the case of viruses. These enzymes have been studied since the last 60–70 years and, though being highly utilized in industries, still find numerous applications and high scope for research. This work has been designed focusing on industrial applications of glycoside hydrolases and covers reports on recent tools and techniques for enhancing enzyme performance. Since they are numerous
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