A cell wall reference profile for Miscanthus bioenergy crops highlights compositional and structural variations associated with development and organ origin.

ABSTRACT: Miscanthus spp. are promising lignocellulosic energy crops, but cell wall recalcitrance to deconstruction still hinders their widespread use as bioenergy and biomaterial feedstocks. Identification of cell wall characteristics desirable for biorefining applications is crucial for lignocellulosic biomass improvement. However, the task of scoring biomass quality is often complicated by the lack of a reference for a given feedstock. A multidimensional cell wall analysis was performed to generate a reference profile for leaf and stem biomass from several miscanthus genotypes harvested at three developmentally distinct time points. A comprehensive suite of 155 monoclonal antibodies was used to monitor changes in distribution, structure and extractability of noncellulosic cell wall matrix glycans

SUBMITTER: da Costa RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5324610 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature