Symposium of Enzymes in Grain Processing

Monday, 19 December 2011 07:08

The 6th European Symposium of Enzymes in Grain Processing (ESEGP) was held at Carlsberg Research Center in Copenhagen, on 28^th-30^th November 2011.  The scope of the meeting covered both classical topics such as enzyme structure-function relationships, baking and brewing, as well as the new genomic technologies and emerging areas for grain research covering bioenergy, feed, biorefineries and functional ingredients.

About 110 researchers and technologists from academia and industry gathered to share recent progress and exchange ideas that will direct future use of enzymes in grain processing.

VTT presented one oral presentation and three poster presentations. PhD student Outi Santala gave a talk about “Xylanase-aided modification of wheat bran at high and low water content”. PhD student Piritta Niemi’s poster was entitled “Effect of milling pre-treatment on the enzymatic hydrolysis of carbohydrates in brewer’s spent grain”. Dr. Craig Faulds presented two posters, “Influence of organic co-solvents on the activity and substrate specificity of feruloyl esterases” and “Disassembly of brewer’s spent grain by multi-enzymatic mixtures”.

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Santala's presentation:
Santala 2011_Xylanase-aided modification of wheat bran
at high and low water content

Niemi's poster:
Niemi et al 2011_Effect of milling on the enzymatic hydrolysis of
carbohydrates in brewer’s spent grain

Dr. Fauld's posters:
Faulds et al 2011_Influence of organic co-solvents on the activity
and substrate specificity of feruloyl esterases

Faulds et al 2011_Disassembly of Brewer’s Spent Grain by
Multi-Enzymatic Mixtures