• Lignin-modifying enzymes (LMEs) are various types of enzymes produced by fungi and bacteria that catalyze the breakdown of lignin, a biopolymer commonly...
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    Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants. Lignins are particularly important...
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    Enzymes (/ˈɛnzaɪmz/) are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called...
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    Cellulase (category Enzymes)
    pancellase SS. Enzymes that cleave lignin have occasionally been called cellulases, but this old usage is deprecated; they are lignin-modifying enzymes. Five general...
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  • Laccase (category Copper enzymes)
    ostreatus, play a role in the degradation of lignin, and can therefore be classed as lignin-modifying enzymes. Other laccases produced by fungi can facilitate...
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    L.; Forchiassin, F.; Ramos, A. M. (2002). "Copper induction of lignin-modifying enzymes in the white-rot fungus Trametes trogii". Mycologia. 94 (3): 377–383...
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    target lignin, they are only capable of modifying and are not capable of completely recycling it with a few exceptions. The ability to degrade lignin, previously...
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    Biomolecule (section Lignin)
    saccharide concentration. Lignin is a complex polyphenolic macromolecule composed mainly of beta-O4-aryl linkages. After cellulose, lignin is the second most...
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    (4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol). Today, artificial vanillin is made either from guaiacol or lignin. Lignin-based artificial vanilla flavoring is alleged to have a richer flavor...
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    water – is inert to digestive enzymes in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Examples are wheat bran, cellulose, and lignin. Coarsely ground insoluble fiber...
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