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Advances in applied microbiology. Volume Eighty eight /
Published since 1959, Advances in Applied Microbiology continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in microbiology. The series contains comprehensive reviews of the most current research in applied microbiology. Recent areas covered include bacterial diversity in the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, California :
Academic Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Advances in Applied Microbiology ;
Volume 88 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Advances in Applied Microbiology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter One: The Genetic Basis of the Symbiosis Between Photorhabdus and Its Invertebrate Hosts; 1. Introduction; 2. The Photorhabdus Life Cycle; 3. Genomics; 4. Phenotypic Variation and Primary-Specific Factors; 5. Pathogenicity: Photorhabdus and the Insect; 6. Mutualism: Photorhabdus and the Nematode; 6.1. Supporting nematode growth and development; 6.2. Transmission to the IJ; 7. Conclusion; References; Chapter Two: Regulation of Plant Biomass Utilization in Aspergillus
- 1. The Aspergilli and Their Potential for Plant Biomass Utilization2. Composition of Plant Biomass; 3. Transcriptional Regulators of Plant Biomass Degradation in Aspergillus; 4. The Amylolytic Regulators AmyR and MalR; 5. The Hemicellulolytic Regulator XlnR; 6. The Cellulolytic Regulator ClbR; 7. The Arabinanolytic Regulator AraR; 8. The Inulinolytic Regulator InuR; 9. The Galactose-Related Regulators GalR and GalX; 10. The Pectinolytic Regulator RhaR; 11. Mannanolytic Regulator ManR; 12. Carbon Catabolite Repressor CreA; 13. Other Fungal Biomass Utilization Regulators; 14. Concluding Remarks
- AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter Three: Threonine Aldolases; 1. Introduction; 2. Threonine Aldolases Utilized for Chemical Synthesis; 3. Summary of Reactants and Products for Threonine Aldolases; 3.1. Glycine/alkyl aldehydes; 3.2. Glycine/aryl aldehydes; 3.3. Other amino acid donors (D-Ala, D-Ser, and D-Cys); 4. Structural Studies of Threonine Aldolases; 4.1. T. maritima l-threonine aldolase; 4.2. E. coli l-threonine aldolase; 4.3. Other threonine aldolase structures; 5. Protein Engineering Studies of Threonine Aldolases; 5.1. Improving catalytic activity; 5.2. Improving thermostability
- 5.3. Improving stereoselectivity5.4. Introducing and optimizing threonine aldolase activity into a novel scaffold; 6. Conclusions and Future Outlook; References; Chapter Four: Carbohydrate-Binding Modules of Fungal Cellulases: Occurrence in Nature, Function, and Relevance in Industri ... ; 1. Introduction; 2. Cellulolytic Enzymes; 2.1. Fungal cellulolytic enzymes; 2.1.1. Traditional model cellulases of ascomycetes; 2.1.2. Cellulolytic systems of basidiomycetes; 2.2. Structures of fungal cellulases; 2.3. Occurrence of CBMs; 2.3.1. CBMs in microorganisms; 2.3.2. CBMs in white-rot fungi
- 2.3.3. CBMs in brown-rot fungi2.4. Function of CBMs in fungal enzyme-substrate interaction; 2.4.1. CBM-directed adsorption and desorption of cellulases; 2.4.2. CBM and processivity; 2.4.3. Proposed roles of CBMs in cellulose conversion by cellulases; 2.4.4. Nonspecific binding of cellulases to lignin; 2.5. Cellulose degradation and occurrence of CBMs in the genomes of selected fungi; 3. Enzymatic Biomass Hydrolysis; 3.1. Conversion processes; 3.2. Enzymes required for total hydrolysis of lignocellulose; 3.3. Lignin in biomass degradation; 3.4. Hydrolysis at high substrate concentration