Cellulolytic and Xylanolytic Enzymes from Yeasts: Properties and Industrial Applications

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2022 Jun 24

PMID 35744909

Authors

Muhammad Sohail

Noora Barzkar

Philippe Michaud

Saeid Tamadoni Jahromi

Olga Babich

Stanislav Sukhikh

Rakesh Das

Reza Nahavandi

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Abstract

Lignocellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, comprises polyaromatic lignin and fermentable materials, cellulose and hemicellulose. It is a plentiful and renewable feedstock for chemicals and energy. It can serve as a raw material for the production of various value-added products, including cellulase and xylanase. Cellulase is essentially required in lignocellulose-based biorefineries and is applied in many commercial processes. Likewise, xylanases are industrially important enzymes applied in papermaking and in the manufacture of prebiotics and pharmaceuticals. Owing to the widespread application of these enzymes, many prokaryotes and eukaryotes have been exploited to produce cellulase and xylanases in good yields, yet yeasts have rarely been explored for their plant-cell-wall-degrading activities. This review is focused on summarizing reports about cellulolytic and xylanolytic yeasts, their properties, and their biotechnological applications.

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