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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 223-229 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Biotechnology |
| Volume | 56 |
| Early online date | 22 Mar 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
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Lignin engineering to improve saccharification and digestibility in grasses. / Halpin, Claire (Lead / Corresponding author).
In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Vol. 56, 04.2019, p. 223-229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Lignin engineering to improve saccharification and digestibility in grasses
AU - Halpin, Claire
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - The digestibility of plant biomass has a major influence on its value as a forage for livestock and as a feedstock for industrial biotechnology. For both processes, the concentration, structure, and composition of lignin influence the accessibility of wall carbohydrate polymers to microbes and digestive enzymes during biochemical decomposition. Although lignin engineering has been less tractable in monocots than in model dicots, a body of work is accumulating on the effects of manipulating lignin biosynthesis in energy grasses and cereal crops. In addition to conventional targets for lignin engineering, several novel features of grass lignin have recently become amenable to targeted manipulation through the identification of genes involved in their synthesis.
AB - The digestibility of plant biomass has a major influence on its value as a forage for livestock and as a feedstock for industrial biotechnology. For both processes, the concentration, structure, and composition of lignin influence the accessibility of wall carbohydrate polymers to microbes and digestive enzymes during biochemical decomposition. Although lignin engineering has been less tractable in monocots than in model dicots, a body of work is accumulating on the effects of manipulating lignin biosynthesis in energy grasses and cereal crops. In addition to conventional targets for lignin engineering, several novel features of grass lignin have recently become amenable to targeted manipulation through the identification of genes involved in their synthesis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.copbio.2019.02.013
DO - 10.1016/j.copbio.2019.02.013
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30909119
VL - 56
SP - 223
EP - 229
JO - Current Opinion in Biotechnology
JF - Current Opinion in Biotechnology
SN - 0958-1669
ER -