The invention relates to a process for treatment of cellulosic material, for example, knitted or woven cotton fabric or yarn, comprising treating cellulosic material with a pectinase and a surfactant.

A method for treating a forage to increase digestibility by a ruminant comprises providing a forage for a ruminant comprising a level of ammonia that is from 0.0% to about 1.4% of dry matter (wt/wt). An alkali is applied at a dosage of from about 0.25% to about 0.75% of dry matter (wt/wt) to the forage. At least one exogenous carbohydrase enzyme is applied to the forage after application of the alkali and the forage is subsequently fed to the ruminant.

Enzyme compositions with enhanced enzyme activity and/or thermophilic and psychrophilic stability are described. Additionally, methods and kits for making and using the enzyme compositions are provided.

Provided herein is a hydraulic fracturing fluid containing enzyme encapsulated hydrogel nanoparticles and a breaker composition of a viscosifier-degrading enzyme encapsulated in the hydrogel nanoparticle. Also provided are methods for hydraulic fracturing utilizing hydrogel nanoparticles encapsulating an enzyme as a breaker to prevent the premature degradation of the fracturing fluid, to improve transport and placement of the proppant and to facilitate subsequent cleaning of the fracturing fluid.

Provided are cells having an increased protein production characterized in that said cell comprises modified SUMOylation, a process for producing such a cell or expression system and the use of such a cell in producing a protein of interest.

The present technology provide a method of dewatering whole stillage. The addition of a xylanase in combination with a pectinase results in a wet cake with a higher dry mass. The advantage here is less energy consumption while drying.

The present technology relates to methods of producing a fermentation product from starch containing material, wherein the fermentation medium is subjected before, during and/or after the fermentation process to an enzyme composition comprising a xylanase and a pectinase.

The present invention is directed to enzyme based methods for separating protein from protein-rich materials derived from plant seeds, fruit, or other biomass and products made therefrom. The protein content in the resulting products is improved by separating and removing the carbohydrates from around the proteins in, for example, soybean meal. This removal is facilitated by the enzymatic hydrolysis of poly- and oligomeric carbohydrates into monosaccharides and other water soluble sugars. The present invention provides for the production of three streams of useful materials. The first is an enriched protein material comparable to the known SPCs but without significant quantities of undigestible oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. The second is an SPI made from the soluble protein in the hydrolysate which is valuable for high-quality feed, food and industrial uses. The third is the soluble saccharides and hydrolyzed carbohydrates (releasing sugars) that can be converted by fermentation to various valuable bioproducts.

The present technology relates to improved processes of producing fermentation products from starch-containing material using fermenting microorganisms comprising a pentose (i.e., C5 sugar) fermenting yeast cell, suitable for fermentation of a sugar composition comprising C5 sugar(s) in combination with an enzyme composition.

A structurally-modified recombinant protein, obtained by a method comprising generating at least one genetic construct comprising a nucleotide sequence coding for the protein comprising a recognition sequence; expressing in a host the at least one genetic construct using a vector comprising the at least one genetic construct; and using a plant-based expression system with the vector to express the protein, the plant-based expression system being a plant or a plant cells suspension; the recognition sequence comprises a sequence Phe-x1-x2-Tyr, wherein Phe is phenylalanine, x1 and x2 are amino acid residues, and Tyr is tyrosine and the plant-based expression system has an inherent enzymatic activity which converts the phenylalanine residue of the recognition sequence into a didehydrophenylalanine residue, producing a structurally-modified recombinant protein; and isolating the protein with the recognition sequence which is a part of the protein, the phenylalanine being converted to a didehydrophenylalanine from the plant-based expression system.