| abstract |
This invention relates to novel enzymes and novel methods for producing the same. More specifically this invention relates to enzymes of fungal origin classified as oxidoreductases and produced by fungi. Nucleic acid molecules encoding such enzymes, compositions, recombinant and genetically modified host cells, and methods of use are described. The invention also relates to methods to use the novel enzymes and compositions of such enzymes in a variety of other processes, including disinfection food, deinking and biobleaching of flour, cotton, paper and pulp, and the treatment of pollution. The invention also relates to a method to aid in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars with enzymes that degrade the lignocellulosic material and novel combinations of enzymes, including those that provide a synergistic release of sugars from plant biomass. |