Biomass Conversion

Challenges for Assessing the Performance of Biomass Degrading Biocatalysts.-Overview of Computer Modeling of Cellulose.-Imaging Cellulose Using Atomic Force Microscopy.-Preservation and Preparation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Samples for Multi-scale Microscopy Analysis.-Coherent Raman Microscopy Analysis of Plant Cell Walls.-Immunological Approaches to Plant Cell Wall and Biomass Characterization: Glycome Profiling.-Immunological Approaches To Plant Cell Wall and Biomass Characterization:  Immunolocalization of Glycan Epitopes.-A Method to Evaluate Biomass Accessibility in Wet State Based on Thermoporometry.-Cellulase Processivity.-A Simple Method for Determining Specificity of Carbohydrate-Binding Modules for Purified and Crude Insoluble Polysaccharide Substrates.-Bacterial Cadherin Domains as Carbohydrate Binding Modules: Determination of Affinity Constants to Insoluble Complex Polysaccharides.-Affinity Electrophoresis as a Method for Determining Substrate-Binding Specificity of Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes for Soluble Polysaccharides.-Single-Molecule Tracking of Carbohydrate-Binding Modules on Cellulose Using Fluorescence Microscopy.-Bioprospecting Metagenomics for New Glycoside Hydrolases.-Anaerobic High-Throughput Cultivation Method for Isolation of Thermophiles Using Biomass-Derived Substrates.-Assessing the Protein Concentration in Commercial Enzyme Preparations.-Reducing the Effect of Variable Starch Levels in Biomass Recalcitrance Screening.-Analysis of Transgenic Glycoside Hydrolases Expressed in Plants: T. reesei CBH I and A. cellulolyticus EI.-Structural Characterization of the Heteroxylans from Poplar and Switchgrass.-Laser Microdissection and Genetic Manipulation Technologies to Probe Lignin Heterogeneityand Configuration in Plant Cell Walls.-Lignin-Degrading Enzyme Activities.