Publications by authors named "Vivian M F Lai"
Biotechnol Prog
June 2008
Article Synopsis
- Illumination of xylanase with visible polarized light for 1-2 hours significantly boosts its activity on beechwood xylan, with minimal activity loss over 3 months.
- The hydrolysis of xylan occurs in three stages: the first shows slight improvement from illumination, the second stage benefits the most from the polarized light stimulation, and the third stage sees comparable performance between stimulated and non-stimulated enzymes.
- Enzymes illuminated for 2 hours with polarized light outperform those treated with nonpolarized light or no stimulation at all in the second stage of reaction.
