Enzymatic cellulose oxidation is linked to lignin by long-range electron transfer

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Westereng, Bjørge ^a,b   Cannella, David ^b   Wittrup Agger, Jane ^a   Jørgensen, Henning ^b,c   Larsen Andersen, Mogens ^b   Eijsink, Vincent G H ^a   Felby, Claus ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LIGNIN; OXIDIZED CELLULOSE;

BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED; COPPER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONS; LIGNIN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84951931333     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep18561     Document Type: Article

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