Plant cell wall hydrolysis process reveals structure-activity relationships.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent interest in Populus as a source of renewable energy, combined with its numerous available pretreatment methods, has enabled further research on structural modification and hydrolysis. To improve the biodegradation efficiency of biomass, a better understanding of the relationship between its macroscopic structures and enzymatic process is important.

Results

This study investigated mutant cell wall structures compared with wild type on a molecular level. Furthermore, a novel insight into the structural dynamics occurring on mutant biomass was assessed in situ and in real time by functional Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) imaging. High-resolution AFM images confirmed that genetic pretreatment effectively inhibited the production of irregular lignin. The average

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7640438 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature