Glycosyl Hydrolases for Biomass Conversion Book

	Preface	ix
	Introduction
1.	The Road to Bioethanol: A Strategic Perspective of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Ethanol Program	2
	Structure-Function Studies of Glycosyl Hydrolases
2.	Role of Four Conserved Active-Site Aspartic Acid Residues in Thermobifida fusca Endoglucanase Cel6A	28
3.	Gene Structure of a Bifunctional Cellulase Gene (celA) Isolated from Teredinobacter turnerae	39
4.	Production of Microbial Cellulases in Transgenic Crop Plants	55
5.	Hydrolysis of Mannans by Cellulomons fimi	91
	Cellulase Action and Synergism
6.	An Overview of Factors Influencing the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks	100
7.	Molecular Mechanics Studies of Cellulases	112
8.	Adsorption of Endoglucanase I and Cellobiohydrolase I of Trichoderma reesei during Hydrolysis of Microcrystalline Cellulose	131
9.	Assessing the Efficacy of Cellulase Enzyme Preparations under Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation Processing Conditions	144
	Enzymes for Industry
10.	Phage Display of Cellulose Binding Domains for Biotechnological Application	168
11.	Solid-State Enzymes for Fiber Hydrolysis	190
12.	Thermostable Cellulase and Xylanase from Thermoascus aurantiacus and Their Potential Industrial Applications	204
13.	Two Novel Alkalotolerant Dextranases from Streptomyces anulatus	222
14.	Microbial Mannanases: Substrates, Production, and Applications	236
	Indexes
	Author Index	265
	Subject Index	267