Molecular dynamics study of enhanced Man5B enzymatic activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biofuels are a well-known alternative to the largely used fossil-derived fuels, however the competition with food production is an ethical dilemma. Fortunately a solution is offered by second-generation biofuels which can be produced from agricultural waste or, more specifically, from plant cell wall polysaccharides. The conversion process involves typically enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass and then separation of its constituent sugars that are further fermented to produce ethanol. Over the years several technologies have been developed that allow this conversion process to occur and the objective is now to make this process cost-competitive in today's markets.

Results

We observe that reduction of enzymatic efficiency in the presence of gluco-oligos

SUBMITTER: Bernardi RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4074406 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature