The Coptotermes gestroi aldo-keto reductase: a multipurpose enzyme for biorefinery applications.
Tramontina, R., Franco Cairo, J.P., Liberato, M.V., Mandelli, F., Sousa, A., Santos, S., Rabelo, S.C., Campos, B., Ienczak, J., Ruller, R., Damasio, A.R., Squina, F.M.(2017) Biotechnol Biofuels 10: 4-4
- PubMed: 28053664 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-016-0688-6
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5KET - PubMed Abstract: 
In nature, termites can be considered as a model biological system for biofuel research based on their remarkable efficiency for lignocellulosic biomass conversion. Redox enzymes are of interest in second-generation ethanol production because they promote synergic enzymatic activity with classical hydrolases for lignocellulose saccharification and inactivate fermentation inhibitory compounds produced after lignocellulose pretreatment steps.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Rua Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro, no 10000 Campinas, SP Brazil ; Programa de Pós Graduação em Biociências e Tecnologia de Produtos Bioativos (BTPB)-Instituto de Biologia-CP 6109, Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil.