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Absence of branches from xylan in Arabidopsis gux mutants reveals potential for simplification of lignocellulosic biomass.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 5 Oct 2010
Mortimer Jennifer C, Miles Godfrey P, Brown David M, Zhang Zhinong, Segura Marcelo P, Weimar Thilo, Yu Xiaolan, Seffen Keith A, Stephens Elaine, Turner Simon R, Dupree Paul
Abstract excerpt
As one of the most abundant polysaccharides on Earth, xylan will provide more than a third of the sugars for lignocellulosic biofuel production when using grass or hardwood feedstocks. Xylan is characterized by a linear β(1,4)-linked backbone of xylosyl residues substituted by glucuronic acid, 4-O-methylglucuronic acid or arabinose, depending on plant species and cell types. The biological role of these...
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