Eriksson K E
Department of Biochemistry, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
J Biotechnol. 1993 Jul;30(1):149-58. doi: 10.1016/0168-1656(93)90036-m.
The progress made in the efforts to develop biotechnology based on lignocellulosic materials is discussed in some detail. It is appreciated that biotechnical conversion of lignocellulosics means production of inexpensive products on a large scale and is therefore a more difficult task than development of biotechnology in medicine and pharmacology, i.e. production of expensive products on a small scale. However, the massive efforts devoted over the past few decades to a better understanding of the enzyme mechanisms involved in degradation of wood components have not been in vain. The literature base so essential for successful application of biotechnology to conversion of lignocellulosic materials is now in place. The article presents a summary of our knowledge of the enzyme mechanisms involved in the degradation of the three main lignocellulosic components. It also tries to evaluate in which important areas we lack the necessary information to apply biotechnology, particularly in the pulp and paper industry.
本文较为详细地讨论了基于木质纤维素材料开发生物技术所取得的进展。人们认识到，木质纤维素的生物转化意味着大规模生产低成本产品，因此这是一项比医学和药理学领域的生物技术开发更具挑战性的任务，后者是小规模生产高成本产品。然而，在过去几十年里，为更好地理解参与木材成分降解的酶机制所付出的巨大努力并非徒劳。如今，对于将生物技术成功应用于木质纤维素材料转化至关重要的文献基础已经具备。本文总结了我们对参与三种主要木质纤维素成分降解的酶机制的认识。同时，本文还试图评估在哪些重要领域我们缺乏应用生物技术所需的必要信息，特别是在制浆造纸工业中。
