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Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Mar 2011
Fu Chunxiang, Mielenz Jonathan R, Xiao Xirong, Ge Yaxin, Hamilton Choo Y, Rodriguez Miguel, Chen Fang, Foston Marcus, Ragauskas Arthur, Bouton Joseph, Dixon Richard A, Wang Zeng-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Switchgrass is a leading dedicated bioenergy feedstock in the United States because it is a native, high-yielding, perennial prairie grass with a broad cultivation range and low agronomic input requirements. Biomass conversion research has developed processes for production of ethanol and other biofuels, but they remain costly primarily because of the intrinsic recalcitrance of biomass. We show here that genetic...
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