TY - T1 - Diversity of fungal feruloyl esterases: updated phylogenetic classification, properties, and industrial applications SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/168284 T3 - A1 - Dilokpimol, Adiphol; Mäkelä, Miia R; Aguilar-Pontes, Maria V; Benoit-Gelber, Isabelle; Hildén, Kristiina S.; de Vries, Ronald P A2 - PB - BioMed Central Y1 - 2016 LA - AB - Abstract Feruloyl esterases (FAEs) represent a diverse group of carboxyl esterases that specifically catalyze the hydrolysis of ester bonds between ferulic (hydroxycinnamic) acid and plant cell wall polysaccharides. Therefore, FAEs act as accessory enzymes to assist xylanolytic and pectinolytic enzymes in gaining access to their site of action during biomass conversion. Their ability to release ferulic acid and other hydroxycinnamic acids from plant biomass makes FAEs potential bio... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Feruloyl esterase; Ferulic acid; Cinnamic acid; P-coumaric acid; Hydroxycinnamic acid; Plant cell wall; Phylogenetic analysis; Applications; Biotechnology N1 - PP - ER -