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Biochemical characterization of rice xylan O-acetyltransferases.
Planta - 1 Jun 2018
Zhong Ruiqin, Cui Dongtao, Dasher Robert L, Ye Zheng-Hua
Abstract excerpt
MAIN CONCLUSION: Rice xylan is predominantly monoacetylated at O-2 and O-3, and 14 rice DUF231 proteins were demonstrated to be xylan acetyltransferases. Acetylated xylans are the principal hemicellulose in the cell walls of grass species. Because xylan acetylation impedes the conversion of cellulosic biomass into biofuels, knowledge on acetyltransferases catalyzing xylan acetylation in grass species will be...
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