Fülöp László, Ecker János
Department of Chemistry, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary.
PeerJ. 2020 Jul 22;8:e9586. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9586. eCollection 2020.
Recycling biomass is indispensable these days not only because fossil energy sources are gradually depleted, but also because pollution of the environment, caused by the increasing use of energy, must be reduced. This article intends to overview the results of plant biomass processing methods that are currently in use. Our aim was also to review published methods that are not currently in use. It is intended to explore the possibilities of new methods and enzymes to be used in biomass recycling. The results of this overview are perplexing in almost every area. Advances have been made in the pre-treatment of biomass and in the diversity and applications of the enzymes utilized. Based on molecular modeling, very little progress has been made in the modification of existing enzymes for altered function and adaptation for the environmental conditions during the processing of biomass. There are hardly any publications in which molecular modeling techniques are used to improve enzyme function and to adapt enzymes to various environmental conditions. Our view is that using modern computational, biochemical, and biotechnological methods would enable the purposeful design of enzymes that are more efficient and suitable for biomass processing.
如今，生物质循环利用不可或缺，这不仅是因为化石能源正逐渐枯竭，还因为必须减少因能源使用增加而造成的环境污染。本文旨在概述目前正在使用的植物生物质处理方法的成果。我们的目的还包括回顾目前未使用的已发表方法。本文旨在探索用于生物质循环利用的新方法和新酶的可能性。这一概述的结果在几乎每个领域都令人困惑。在生物质预处理以及所使用酶的多样性和应用方面都取得了进展。基于分子建模，在改造现有酶以改变其功能并使其适应生物质加工过程中的环境条件方面进展甚微。几乎没有任何出版物使用分子建模技术来改善酶的功能并使酶适应各种环境条件。我们认为，使用现代计算、生化和生物技术方法将能够有目的地设计出更高效且适合生物质加工的酶。
