Acacia Xylan as a Substitute for Commercially Available Xylan and Its Application in the Production of Xylooligosaccharides
Kedar Sharma, Kaustubh Chandrakant Khaire, Abhijeet Thakur, Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Arun Goyal
Abstract
displayed the enzyme activity of 1761 U/mg against extracted xylan, and the corresponding activity against beechwood xylan was 1556 U/mg, which confirmed that the extracted xylan could be used as an alternative substrate for the characterization of xylanases.
Topics & Concepts
XylanXyloseGlucuronic acidChemistryXylanaseBiochemistryPolysaccharideFurfuralFood scienceOrganic chemistryFermentationEnzymeCatalysisBiofuel production and bioconversionLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalysis for Biomass Conversion