Plant cell wall engineering: Applications in biofuel production and improved human health

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-84

  Burton, Rachel A ^a   Fincher, Geoffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CELLULOSE; CEREAL PRODUCTS;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CEREAL GRAINS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMAN HEALTH; PLANT CELL WALL; PLANT PERFORMANCE; TRANSPORT FUEL;

HEALTH;

BETA GLUCAN; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL ENGINEERING; CELL STRUCTURE; CEREAL; FOOD COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ENGINEERING; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIGNIN; PAPER; PLANT CELLS; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EID: 84887532892     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.10.007     Document Type: Review

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