Transgenic plant-produced hydrolytic enzymes and the potential of insect gut-derived hydrolases for biofuels

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue MAY2016, 2016, Pages

  Willis, Jonathan D ^a,b   Mazarei, Mitra ^a,b   Stewart, C Neal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cell wall degrading (CWD) enzyme; Enzyme targeting; Gene expression; Hydrolase; Insect cellulase; Lignocellulosic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971432368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00675     Document Type: Review

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