High-level expression and characterization of a novel cutinase from Malbranchea cinnamomea suitable for butyl butyrate production

Abstract Background Butyl butyrate has been considered as a promising fuel source because it is a kind of natural ester which can be converted from renewable and sustainable lignocellulosic biomass. Compared with the conventional chemical methods for butyl butyrate production, the enzymatic approach...

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Main Authors: Xiaojie Duan, Yu Liu, Xin You, Zhengqiang Jiang, Shaoxiang Yang, Shaoqing Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0912-z