TY - JOUR
T1 - Mycosphere Essay 10
T2 - Properties and characteristics of microbial xylanases
AU - Álvarez-Cervantes, J.
AU - Domínguez-Hernández, E. M.
AU - Mercado-Flores, Y.
AU - O'Donovan, A.
AU - Díaz-Godínez, Gerardo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Xylanases are a group of enzymes that hydrolyze xylan which is a primary constituent of hemicellulose, the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature. These enzymes are endo-β-1,4-xylanases, they include debranching enzymes such as xylosidases, glucoronidases, arabinofuranosidases and acetylxylan esterase. They are produced by algae, crustaceans, insects, bacteria, fungi and yeasts, with microbial sources being the most commercially important. There are multiple genes for its production, resulting in xylanases with different biochemical characteristics in terms of pH and temperature optimimum, pI and molecular weight. This review describes the importance of xylanases in the hydrolysis of xylan to obtain xylose and xylitol and their applications in pharmaceutical, paper and food industries.
AB - Xylanases are a group of enzymes that hydrolyze xylan which is a primary constituent of hemicellulose, the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature. These enzymes are endo-β-1,4-xylanases, they include debranching enzymes such as xylosidases, glucoronidases, arabinofuranosidases and acetylxylan esterase. They are produced by algae, crustaceans, insects, bacteria, fungi and yeasts, with microbial sources being the most commercially important. There are multiple genes for its production, resulting in xylanases with different biochemical characteristics in terms of pH and temperature optimimum, pI and molecular weight. This review describes the importance of xylanases in the hydrolysis of xylan to obtain xylose and xylitol and their applications in pharmaceutical, paper and food industries.
KW - Enzymes
KW - Hemicellulose
KW - Microorganisms
KW - Xylan
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U2 - 10.5943/mycosphere/si/3b/12
DO - 10.5943/mycosphere/si/3b/12
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041578070
SN - 2077-7000
VL - 7
SP - 1600
EP - 1619
JO - Mycosphere
JF - Mycosphere
IS - 10
ER -