BioFuelDB: a database and prediction server of enzymes involved in biofuels production.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In light of the rapid decrease in fossils fuel reserves and an increasing demand for energy, novel methods are required to explore alternative biofuel production processes to alleviate these pressures. A wide variety of molecules which can either be used as biofuels or as biofuel precursors are produced using microbial enzymes. However, the common challenges in the industrial implementation of enzyme catalysis for biofuel production are the unavailability of a comprehensive biofuel enzyme resource, low efficiency of known enzymes, and limited availability of enzymes which can function under extreme conditions in the industrial processes.

Methods

We have developed a comprehensive database of known enzymes with proven or potential applications in biofuel production

SUBMITTER: Chaudhary N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5578369 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature