Progress in the biological synthesis of the plant cell wall: New ideas for improving biomass for bioenergy

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 330-337

  Carpita, Nicholas C ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS; CELL WALLS; CELLULOSE MICROFIBRILS; END-USES; FIBER FORMATION; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NATURAL POPULATION; PLANT CELL WALL; SECONDARY CELLS; VASCULAR PLANT; VASCULARIZATION;

CELL MEMBRANES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LIGNIN; PLANT CELL CULTURE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BIOMASS;

CELLULOSE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; XYLAN;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT CELL WALL; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LIGNIN; PLANT CELLS; PLANTS;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84861994456     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.12.003     Document Type: Review

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