Venkatesh Balan

Coordination geometry of Cu-porphyrin in Cu(II)-Fe(II) hybrid hemoglobins studied by Q-band EPR and resonance Raman spectroscopies.

GroEL chaperone binding to beetle luciferases and the implications for refolding when co-expressed.

Studies on heme release from normal and metal ion reconstituted hemoglobin mediated through ionic surfactant.

Oxygen equilibrium and EPR studies on alpha1beta1 hemoglobin dimer.

Use of GFP tags to monitor localization of different luciferases in E. coli.

Studies on nitrosyl hemes in Ni(II)-Fe(II) hybrid hemoglobins.

Effect of particle size based separation of milled corn stover on AFEX pretreatment and enzymatic digestibility.

Enhanced conversion of plant biomass into glucose using transgenic rice-produced endoglucanase for cellulosic ethanol.

Optimization of ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of Miscanthus x giganteus to fermentable sugars.

Ethanolic fermentation of hydrolysates from ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) treated corn stover and distillers grain without detoxification and external nutrient supplementation.

Enzyme characterization for hydrolysis of AFEX and liquid hot-water pretreated distillers' grains and their conversion to ethanol.

Enzyme hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation of liquid hot water and AFEX pretreated distillers' grains at high-solids loadings.

Extraction of proteins from switchgrass using aqueous ammonia within an integrated biorefinery.

Mushroom spent straw: a potential substrate for an ethanol-based biorefinery.

High-throughput microplate technique for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass.

Heterologous Acidothermus cellulolyticus 1,4-beta-endoglucanase E1 produced within the corn biomass converts corn stover into glucose.

Ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis on two different growth stages of reed canarygrass.

Enzymatic digestibility and pretreatment degradation products of AFEX-treated hardwoods (Populus nigra).

Physical and chemical characterizations of corn stover and poplar solids resulting from leading pretreatment technologies.

Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation from AFEX-treated rice straw.

'Cradle-to-grave' assessment of existing lignocellulose pretreatment technologies.

Integrating alkaline extraction of proteins with enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose from wet distiller's grains and solubles.

Lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment using AFEX.

Process optimization to convert forage and sweet sorghum bagasse to ethanol based on ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreatment.

Optimizing harvest of corn stover fractions based on overall sugar yields following ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis.

Mixture optimization of six core glycosyl hydrolases for maximizing saccharification of ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreated corn stover.

Evaluation of ammonia fibre expansion (AFEX) pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis of switchgrass harvested in different seasons and locations.

Effect of compositional variability of distillers' grains on cellulosic ethanol production.

Comparing the fermentation performance of Escherichia coli KO11, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) and Zymomonas mobilis AX101 for cellulosic ethanol production.

Alkali-based AFEX pretreatment for the conversion of sugarcane bagasse and cane leaf residues to ethanol.

Enzymatic digestibility and ethanol fermentability of AFEX-treated starch-rich lignocellulosics such as corn silage and whole corn plant.

Two-step SSCF to convert AFEX-treated switchgrass to ethanol using commercial enzymes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST).

Multifaceted characterization of cell wall decomposition products formed during ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) and dilute acid based pretreatments.

Comparative lipidomic profiling of xylose-metabolizing S. cerevisiae and its parental strain in different media reveals correlations between membrane lipids and fermentation capacity.

Evaluating the impact of ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreatment conditions on the cost of ethanol production.

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) performance of Clostridium phytofermentans on AFEX-treated corn stover for ethanol production.

Hemicellulases and auxiliary enzymes for improved conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to monosaccharides.

Binding characteristics of Trichoderma reesei cellulases on untreated, ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX), and dilute-acid pretreated lignocellulosic biomass.

Rapid quantification of major reaction products formed during thermochemical pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass using GC-MS.

Investigation of enzyme formulation on pretreated switchgrass.

Effects of enzyme loading and β-glucosidase supplementation on enzymatic hydrolysis of switchgrass processed by leading pretreatment technologies.

Comparative material balances around pretreatment technologies for the conversion of switchgrass to soluble sugars.

Influence of physico-chemical changes on enzymatic digestibility of ionic liquid and AFEX pretreated corn stover.

Surface and ultrastructural characterization of raw and pretreated switchgrass.

Application of cellulase and hemicellulase to pure xylan, pure cellulose, and switchgrass solids from leading pretreatments.

Restructuring the crystalline cellulose hydrogen bond network enhances its depolymerization rate.

WITHDRAWN: Comparative Data on Effects of Leading Pretreatments and Enzyme Loadings and Formulations on Sugar Yields from Different Switchgrass Sources.

Proteomics-based compositional analysis of complex cellulase-hemicellulase mixtures.

Conversion for Avicel and AFEX pretreated corn stover by Clostridium thermocellum and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation: insights into microbial conversion of pretreated cellulosic biomass.

Comparative study on enzymatic digestibility of switchgrass varieties and harvests processed by leading pretreatment technologies.

Comparative genomics of xylose-fermenting fungi for enhanced biofuel production.

Comparative data on effects of leading pretreatments and enzyme loadings and formulations on sugar yields from different switchgrass sources.

Process and technoeconomic analysis of leading pretreatment technologies for lignocellulosic ethanol production using switchgrass.

Optimization of AFEX™ pretreatment conditions and enzyme mixtures to maximize sugar release from upland and lowland switchgrass.

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) of AFEX™-pretreated corn stover for ethanol production using Clostridium phytofermentans at a high solids loading.

Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF) of AFEX(TM) pretreated corn stover for ethanol production using commercial enzymes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST).

Quantitatively understanding reduced xylose fermentation performance in AFEX™ treated corn stover hydrolysate using Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST) and Escherichia coli KO11.

Complex physiology and compound stress responses during fermentation of alkali-pretreated corn stover hydrolysate by an Escherichia coli ethanologen.

Continuous SSCF of AFEX™ pretreated corn stover for enhanced ethanol productivity using commercial enzymes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST).

Performance of AFEXTM pretreated rice straw as source of fermentable sugars: the influence of particle size.

Profiling of soluble neutral oligosaccharides from treated biomass using solid phase extraction and LC-TOF MS.

Increased enzyme binding to substrate is not necessary for more efficient cellulose hydrolysis.

Phenotypic selection of a wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation of AFEXTM pretreated corn stover.

Effect of storage conditions on the stability and fermentability of enzymatic lignocellulosic hydrolysate.

Profiling of diferulates (plant cell wall cross-linkers) using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Probing the nature of AFEX-pretreated corn stover derived decomposition products that inhibit cellulase activity.

Comparative metabolic profiling revealed limitations in xylose-fermenting yeast during co-fermentation of glucose and xylose in the presence of inhibitors.

Novel thermostable endo-xylanase cloned and expressed from bacterium Geobacillus sp. WSUCF1.

Studying the rapid bioconversion of lignocellulosic sugars into ethanol using high cell density fermentations with cell recycle.

Comparison of enzymatic reactivity of corn stover solids prepared by dilute acid, AFEX™, and ionic liquid pretreatments.

A comparative study of ethanol production using dilute acid, ionic liquid and AFEX™ pretreated corn stover.

Identification of oleaginous yeast strains able to accumulate high intracellular lipids when cultivated in alkaline pretreated corn stover.

Engineering and two-stage evolution of a lignocellulosic hydrolysate-tolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for anaerobic fermentation of xylose from AFEX pretreated corn stover.

Microbial lipid-based lignocellulosic biorefinery: feasibility and challenges.

Lignin triggers irreversible cellulase loss during pretreated lignocellulosic biomass saccharification.

Designer synthetic media for studying microbial-catalyzed biofuel production.

Evolved strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis achieving high ethanol productivity on acid- and base-pretreated biomass hydrolyzate at high solids loading.

Current challenges in commercially producing biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass.

Assessment of bacterial and fungal (hemi)cellulose-degrading enzymes in saccharification of ammonia fibre expansion-pretreated Arundo donax.

A Comprehensive Review of Tropical Milky White Mushroom (Calocybe indica P&C).

Sugar loss and enzyme inhibition due to oligosaccharide accumulation during high solids-loading enzymatic hydrolysis.

Comparative lipid production by oleaginous yeasts in hydrolyzates of lignocellulosic biomass and process strategy for high titers.

Quantifying pretreatment degradation compounds in solution and accumulated by cells during solids and yeast recycling in the Rapid Bioconversion with Integrated recycling Technology process using AFEX™ corn stover.

Saccharification of newspaper waste after ammonia fiber expansion or extractive ammonia.

Effects of changes in chemical and structural characteristic of ammonia fibre expansion (AFEX) pretreated oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre on enzymatic saccharification and fermentability for biohydrogen.

Evaluation of agave bagasse recalcitrance using AFEX™, autohydrolysis, and ionic liquid pretreatments.

Conversion of apple pomace waste to ethanol at industrial relevant conditions.

Conversion of lignocellulosic agave residues into liquid biofuels using an AFEX™-based biorefinery.

Water-soluble phenolic compounds produced from extractive ammonia pretreatment exerted binary inhibitory effects on yeast fermentation using synthetic hydrolysate.

Ethanol production potential from AFEX™ and steam-exploded sugarcane residues for sugarcane biorefineries.

The effect of alkali-soluble lignin on purified core cellulase and hemicellulase activities during hydrolysis of extractive ammonia-pretreated lignocellulosic biomass.

Incorporating anaerobic co-digestion of steam exploded or ammonia fiber expansion pretreated sugarcane residues with manure into a sugarcane-based bioenergy-livestock nexus.

Biological treatment of lignocellulosic biomass by Chaetomium globosporum: Process derivation and improved biogas production.

Microbial Lipid Alternatives to Plant Lipids.

Discovery and Expression of Thermostable LPMOs from Thermophilic Fungi for Producing Efficient Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Cocktails.