Cellulases from insects

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Volumn 136, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-64

  Fischer, Rainer ^a   Ostafe, Raluca ^a   Twyman, Richard M ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

^b TRM Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Cellulase; Cellulose; Ethanol; Insects; Saccharification

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS; INSECT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CELLULASES; CELLULOSE; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; INSECTS;

EID: 84899543860     PISSN: 07246145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/10_2013_206     Document Type: Chapter

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