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Occurrence, properties, and applications of feruloyl esterases

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Feruloyl esterases hydrolyze the ester linkages of ferulic and diferulic acids present in plant cell walls. This interesting group of enzymes also has a potentially broad range of applications in the pharmaceutical and agri-food industries. An overview of the current knowledge of fungal feruloyl esterases focusing on the diverse of substrate specificity and potential applications is presented in this review. Furthermore, biological functions of ferulic acid are discussed.

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    Takuya Koseki

  2. Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan

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  3. Department of Science of Food Function and Health, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1, Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981-8555, Japan

    Ardiansyah, Hitoshi Shirakawa & Michio Komai

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Koseki, T., Fushinobu, S., Ardiansyah et al. Occurrence, properties, and applications of feruloyl esterases. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 84, 803–810 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-009-2148-8

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