Enzymes in Bast Fibrous Plant Processing

The use of FT‐IR microspectroscopic mapping to study the effects of enzymatic retting of flax (<i>Linum usitatissimum</i> L) stems

David S. Himmelsbach, Sadia Khalili, Danny E. Akin · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · 2002 · 179 citations

Life Sciences, Botany, Plant Sciences +13

Application of an alkaline and thermostable polygalacturonase from Bacillus sp. MG-cp-2 in degumming of ramie (Boehmeria nivea) and sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) bast fibres

M. Kapoor, Qasim Khalil Beg, Bharat Bhushan et al. · Process Biochemistry · 2001 · 149 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology +13

Degumming of ramie fibers by alkalophilic bacteria and their polysaccharide-degrading enzymes

Lianshuang Zheng, Yumin Du, Jiayao Zhang · Bioresource Technology · 2001 · 113 citations

Life Sciences, Food Science, Microbiology +16

Spray Enzymatic Retting: A New Method for Processing Flax Fibers

Danny E. Akin, Roy B. Dodd, Warren Perkins et al. · Textile Research Journal · 2000 · 89 citations

Agriculture, Biotechnology, Plant Sciences +13

Flax-retting by polygalacturonase-containing enzyme mixtures and effects on fiber properties

Jeff D. Evans, Danny E. Akin, Jonn A. Foulk · Journal of Biotechnology · 2002 · 89 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Food Science +14