Enzymatic treatments of pulp and lignin degradation

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2. Bonnarme, P. and Jeffries, T.W. 1990. Mn(II) regulation of lignin peroxidases and manganese dependent peroxidases from lignin-degrading white-rot fungi. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 36:210-217.
3. Perez, J. , and T.W. Jeffries. 1990. Mineralization of 14C-ring-labeled synthetic lignin correlates with the production of lignin peroxidase, not Mn-peroxidase or laccase. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56:1806-1812
4. Bonnarme, P. , and T.W. Jeffries. 1990. Selective production of extracellular peroxidases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium in an airlift bioreactor. J. Ferm. Bioeng. 70:158-163.
5. Bonnarme, P., J. Perez, and T.W. Jeffries. 1991. Regulation of ligninase production in white-rot fungi. In: G.F. Leatham and M. Himmel (eds.) Enzymes in Biomass Conversion. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. ACS Symp. Ser. #406, pp. 200-206.
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7. Perez, J. and T.W. Jeffries. 1992. Roles of manganese and organic acid chelators in regulating lignin degradation and biosynthesis of peroxidases by Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Appl. Environ., Microbiol. 58:2402-2409.
8. Perez, J. and T.W. Jeffries. 1993. Role of organic acid chelators in manganese regulation of lignin degradation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Appl. Biochem Biotechnol. 39/40:227-238.

1. Jeffries, T.W. , and C. Lins. 1990. Effects of Aureobasidium pullulans xylanase on aspen thermomechanical and kraft pulps. In: T.K. Kirk and H.-M. Chang (eds) Applications of Biotechnology in Pulp and Paper Manufacture Butterworths. pp. 191-202
2. Yang, V.W. , and T.W. Jeffries. 1990. Purification and properties of xylitol dehydrogenase from the xylose-fermenting yeast, Candida shehatae. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 26:197-206.
3. Grabski, A.C., and T.W. Jeffries. 1991. Xylanase of Streptomyces roseiscleroticus: Production, purification and characterization Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57:987-992.
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5. Jeffries, T.W. Enzymatic treatments of pulps. 1992. In: R.M. Rowell , R. Narayan and T. Schults (Eds.) Emerging Materials and Chemicals from Biomass. ACS Symposium Series No. 476. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. pp. 313-329.
6. Jeffries, T.W., R.N. Patel, M. Sykes and J. Klungness. 1992. Enzymatic solutions to enhance bonding, bleaching and contaminant removal. In: (Rowell, R.M, ed) Materials interactions relevant to the recycling of wood based waste resources. Materials Research Society, Pittsburg, PA. V. 266, pp. 277-287
7. Grabski, A. C. , I.T. Forrester, R. Patel, and T. W. Jeffries. 1993. Characterization and N-terminal amino acid sequences of beta-(1-4) endoxylanases from Streptomyces roseiscleroticus: Purification incorporating a pioprocessing agent. Prot. Express. Purific. 4: 120-129.
8. Patel, R. N., A. C. Grabski, and T. W. Jeffries. 1993. Chromophore release from kraft pulp by purified Streptomyces roseiscleroticus xylanases. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 39:405-412.
9. Jeffries, T.W., J.H. Klungness, M.S. Sykes, and K. Rutledge-Cropsey. 1993. Preliminary results of enzyme-enhanced versus conventional deinking of xerographic printed paper. Proc. TAPPI 1993 Recycling Symp. pp. 183-188.
10. Jeffries, T.W., J.H. Klungness, M.Sykes, and K. Rutledge-Cropsey. 1994. Enzyme-enhanced compared to conventional deinking of xerographic and laser-printed paper. Tappi Journal. 77: 173-179.
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12. Rutledge-Cropsey, T.W. Jeffries, J.H. Klungness, and M.Sykes. 1994. Preliminary results of effect of sizings on enzyme-enhanced deinking. In: Proceedings of the 1994 TAPPI Recycling Symposium, Boston, MA, Atlanta, GA: Tappi Press pp. 103-105.
13. Elegir, G., M. Sykes, and T.W. Jeffries. 1995. Differential and synergistic action of two purified beta-(1-4)-D-xylanases from Streptomyces sp. TUB B-12-2 in the enzymatic prebleaching of kraft pulps (vol)
14. Jeffries, T.W. 1994. Enzymatic treatments of pulps: Opportunities for the enzyme industry in pulp and paper manufacture. In. Heinemann, R. and Wolnak, B. (Eds) Enzymes, A billion Dollar Business by 2000: Fact or Fiction" (in press).
15. Vandeska, E. S. Amartey, S. Kuzmanova, and T.W. Jeffries. 1994. Effects of Environmental conditions on produciton of xylitol by Candida boidinii. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (in press)
16. Yang, V.W., Z. Zhuang, G. Elegir and T.W. Jeffries. High xylanase production by an alkaliphilic Bacillus strain isolated from pulp. (In press, J. Indus. Microbiol. )
17. Elegir, G., V.W. Yang, Z. Zhuang and T.W. Jeffries. Tryptophan and cysteine residues are essential for the activity of the major xylanase from the alkalophilic Bacillus sp. V 1-4. (Prepared for submisison to Arch. Biochem. Biophys.)