| Monday, April 30, 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM | |||
| Grand Ball Room (Adams Mark Hotel) | |||
| Session 2: Session 2: Enzyme catalysis and engineering | |||
| Enzymyatic and thermochemical depolymerization techniques for the conversion of biomass to useful products are rapidly converging to a unified process. Understanding the enzymes required for specific biomass type and pretreatment chemistry is key to maximizing the synergy and conversion efficiency in these systems. Enzyme engineering is another critical component to overcoming the barrier of biomass recalcitrance. Combined advances in these areas will provide economic benefits to all aspects of biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals. | |||
| Chair: | Sarah Teter | ||
| Co-chair: | Steve Decker | ||
| 8:00 AM | 2-01 | On the roles of accessory proteins and processivity in enzymatic degradation of chitin Svein J. Horn, Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, Pawel Sikorski, Morten Sørlie, Kjell M. Vårum, Vincent G.H. Eijsink | |
| 8:30 AM | 2-02 | More than one protein takes part in the separation of cellulose fibers during the enzymatic degradation of cellulose by Trichoderma reesei Abdul Aala Najmus Saqib, Philip John Whitney, Claudio Avignone-Rossa, Michael Bushell | |
| 9:00 AM | 2-03 | Hydrolysis of reed canary grass and barley straw for bioethanol production Anne Kallioinen, Liisa Viikari, Niklas von Weymarn, Matti Siika-aho | |
| 9:30 AM | 2-04 | Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosics at high ethanol concentration Alex Berlin, Kate Leinweber, Pablo Chung, Vera Maximenko, Jack Saddler | |
| 10:00 AM | Break | ||
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