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| Sierra Rayne; Giuseppe Mazza. |
| The activity and denaturation extent of cellulase from Trichoderma reesei (E.C. # 3.2.1.4) was investigated in three representative N,N-dimethylethanolammonium akylcarboxylate ionic liquids. Significant cellulase activity and absence of enzyme unfolding was found in all concentrations of N,N-dimethylethanolammonium acetate (DMEAA), including the pure liquid. Activities in 20% and 40% (v/v) solutions of DMEAA were equal to citrate buffer controls. Lower enzymatic activities and denaturation were observed in solutions of the corresponding formate and octanoate ionic liquids, although cellulose hydrolysis still proceeded at a substantial rate. The results provide the first proof-of-principle that cellulose can be enzymatically hydrolyzed in the presence of... |
| Tipo: Manuscript |
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Chemistry. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/632/version/1 |
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| Sierra Rayne; Giuseppe Mazza. |
| Concerns regarding the non-renewable nature of, and pollution from, petroleum derived energy and commercial products has led to the concept of a biomass economy. As part of this vision for a society based on sustainable biomaterials, proposed biorefineries need to tackle the challenges of taking a wide diversity of raw biomass and rapidly and effectively transforming it into functionalizable platform molecules that can be derivatized into industrial and consumer products, or converted into biofuels. A substantial research effort is underway focussed on degrading biomass into smaller constituents using a variety of physical, chemical, and biological processes. One promising technology for the solubilization of biomass is ionic liquids (ILs), which has... |
| Tipo: Manuscript |
Palavras-chave: Chemistry; Earth & Environment; Plant Biology. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/637/version/1 |
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| Sierra Rayne; Giuseppe Mazza. |
| Sumac is the common name for a genus (Rhus) that contains over 250 individual species of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae. These plants are found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide, often grow in areas of marginal agricultural capacity, and have a long history of use by indigenous peoples for medicinal and other uses. The research efforts on sumac extracts to date indicate a promising potential for this plant family to provide renewable bioproducts with the following reported desirable bioactivities: antifibrogenic, antifungal, antiinflammatory, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antimutagenic, antioxidant, antithrombin, antitumorigenic, antiviral, cytotoxic, hypoglycaemic, and leukopenic. As well, the bioactive components can be extracted... |
| Tipo: Manuscript |
Palavras-chave: Chemistry; Pharmacology; Plant Biology. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/631/version/1 |
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