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Cellulose degradation and assimilation by the unicellular phototrophic eukaryote Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2012
Blifernez-Klassen Olga, Klassen Viktor, Doebbe Anja, Kersting Klaudia, Grimm Philipp, Wobbe Lutz, Kruse Olaf
Abstract excerpt
Plants convert sunlight to biomass, which is primarily composed of lignocellulose, the most abundant natural biopolymer and a potential feedstock for fuel and chemical production. Cellulose assimilation has so far only been described for heterotrophic organisms that rely on photosynthetically active primary producers of organic compounds. Among phototrophs, the unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas...
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