Fungal Cellulolytic Enzymes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Pretreatment Process and Its Synergistic Effects on Enzymatic Digestion of Lignocellulosic Material

   • Yu-Cai He, Cui-Luan Ma, Bin Yang

   Pages 1-25

3. Metabolic Engineering of Fungal Strains for Efficient Production of Cellulolytic Enzymes

   • Xin-Qing Zhao, Xiao-Yue Zhang, Fei Zhang, Ruiqin Zhang, Bao-Jie Jiang, Feng-Wu Bai

   Pages 27-41

4. Lignocellulase Formation, Regulation, and Secretion Mechanisms in Hypocrea jecorina (Trichoderma reesei) and Other Filamentous Fungi

   • Yi Jiang, Kuimei Liu, Wei Guo, Ruiqin Zhang, Fengxin Liu, Nan Zhang et al.

   Pages 43-59

5. Development of Highly Efficient, Low-Cost Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Systems in a Penicillium: From Strain Screening to Systems Biology

   • Yuqi Qin, Guodong Liu, Zhonghai Li, Yinbo Qu

   Pages 61-79

6. A β-glucosidase Hyperproducing Strain, Pencillium piceum: Novel Characterization of Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Systems and Its Application in Biomass Bioconversion

   • Le Gao, Ronglin He, Zhiyou Zong, Dongyuan Zhang

   Pages 81-106

7. The Model Filamentous Fungus Neurospora crassa: Progress Toward a Systems Understanding of Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction

   • Shaolin Chen, Bentao Xiong, Linfang Wei, Yifan Wang, Yan Yang, Yisong Liu et al.

   Pages 107-134

8. Strain Improvement for Industrial Production of Lignocellulolytic Enzyme by Talaromyces cellulolyticus

   • Tatsuya Fujii, Hiroyuki Inoue, Shinichi Yano, Shigeki Sawayama

   Pages 135-154

9. Heterologous Expression of Lignocellulolytic Enzymes in Aspergillus niger

   • Jinxiang Zhang, Yijun Huang, Huaming Wang

   Pages 155-166

10. Thermophilic Cellulolytic Enzymes: From Discovery to Design

    • Ming Lu, Xiao-Qing Ma, Md. Abu Saleh, Fu-Li Li

    Pages 167-185

11. Optimization of Cellulolytic Enzyme Systems for Lignocellulose Hydrolysis

    • Ruiqin Zhang, Yi Jiang, Kangle Niu, Dan Feng, Wei Guo, Suhao Niu et al.

    Pages 187-199

12. Expression of Cellulolytic Enzymes in Yeast

    • Dongmei Wang, Jiong Hong

    Pages 201-221

13. Determination of Cellulase Activities and Model for Lignocellulose Saccharification

    • Fubao Sun, Marie Rose Mukasekuru, Danyang Chen, Yongtao Wei, Lijuan Han, Xiaohui Lin et al.

    Pages 223-238

14. Substrate Factors that Influence Cellulase Accessibility and Catalytic Activity During the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass

    • Jinguang Hu, Rui Zhai, Dong Tian, Jack N. Saddler

    Pages 239-256

15. Rheology Characterization of Lignocellulose Feedstock During High Solids Content Pretreatment and Hydrolysis

    • Weiliang Hou, Jie Bao

    Pages 257-266

16. Industrial Applications of Cellulases and Hemicellulases

    • Xinliang Li, Sandra H. Chang, Rui Liu

    Pages 267-282

The book provides an overview of the current knowledge on cellulolytic enzymes and their applications. It summarizes the mechanisms of synthesis and hydrolysis of cellulolytic enzymes, industrial fungal strains, genetic engineering of fungal strains and application of cellulolytic enzymes. This book will be a useful reference for researchers and bioengineering experts engaged in lignocelluloses biodegradation, biomass utilization, enzyme production and fungal molecular biology. 

• Cellulolytic Enzymes
• Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulose
• Filamentous Fungi
• Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Systems
• Pretreatment

• State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, China

  Xu Fang, Yinbo Qu

Dr. Xu Fang is Professor at Shandong University, Jinan, China. 
Dr. Yinbo Qu is Professor at Shandong University, Jinan, China.

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