The main component of lignocellulose is cellulose ... and their ratio within the polymer varies between different plants, wood tissues and cell wall layers. Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin ...

A research team has identified key microbial genomes and enzymatic strategies responsible for breaking down the ...

Which plants are good resources for biofuel production ... More recently, sources of woody material (the second generation of lignocellulose producers) have been considered, and currently ...

Cellulose is an important structural material for plants, and it is made up of many repeating sugar units. These repeating sugar units can be broken down by various processes into the component ...

The Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology group studies plant biomass modifying enzymes from asco- and basidiomycete fungi. The research focuses on various aspects of fungal molecular biology and ...