Exploiting xylan as sugar donor for the synthesis of an antiproliferative xyloside using an enzyme cascade

Abstract Background Currently, industrial societies are seeking for green alternatives to conventional chemical synthesis. This demand has merged with the efforts to convert lignocellulosic biomass into value-added products. In this context, xylan, as one of main components of lignocellulose, has em...

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Main Authors: Manuel Nieto-Domínguez, José Alberto Martínez-Fernández, Beatriz Fernández de Toro, Juan A. Méndez-Líter, Francisco Javier Cañada, Alicia Prieto, Laura I. de Eugenio, María Jesús Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-019-1223-9