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Water Hyacinth: A Potential Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol

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Lignocellulosic biomass as one of the most abundant, sustainable and cost-effective feedstocks for biofuel and other biochemical production has been quite challenging due to the natural recalcitrance of lignocellulose composed of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose to enzymatic actions. The extreme recalcitrant nature of lignin has been the major hindrance during lignocellulose depolymerization leading to inefficient enzymatic conversion of the cellulose and hemicellulose fraction of lignocellulose to their sugar monomers for their further utilization in the production of biocommodities. The effective hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass requires the synergetic action of three major types of enzymes, viz. cellulases, hemicellulases and lignases (lignocellulolytic enzymes) with specific actions for complete deconstruction of the complex lignocellulosic structure. The present chapter discusses the origin, structure, source and mechanisms of these enzymes and other accessory enzymes involved in complete and efficient depolymerization of lignocellulose.

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Sharma, A., Aggarwal, N.K. (2020). Lignocellulolytic Enzymology. In: Water Hyacinth: A Potential Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35632-3_3

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