1,4-β-D-Xylanxylanohydrolase CAS:37278-89-0

Biofuel production: Xylanase is used in the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels like ethanol. By breaking down xylan into simple sugars, xylanase improves the accessibility of cellulose and hemicellulose to downstream enzymes, facilitating their conversion into fermentable sugars and subsequent biofuel production.

Animal feed digestion: Xylanase is commonly added to animal feed, especially for monogastric animals such as poultry and swine. The enzyme helps breakdown the complex xylan present in plant materials, improving the digestibility of feed and enhancing nutrient utilization. This leads to better growth performance, feed efficiency, and overall animal health.

Food and beverage processing: Xylanase is utilized in the production of various food and beverage products. In the baking industry, it helps improve dough handling properties, dough stability, and bread volume by modifying the viscous properties of xylan. In brewing, xylanase helps with the clarification of plant-based beverages such as beer by degrading haze-forming xylan molecules.

Paper and pulp industry: Xylanase is used in the pulp and paper industry to enhance the papermaking process. It helps degrade xylan contaminants present in wood pulp, allowing for improved fiber separation, increased paper strength, and reduced refining energy.

Textile industry: Xylanase finds application in the textile industry for the removal of xylan-based impurities from textile fibers. It helps in the efficient and economic processing of natural fibers like cotton, linen, and hemp.

Environmental applications: Xylanase is used in bioremediation processes to degrade xylan-based pollutants in wastewater, agricultural residues, and other industrial waste materials.