| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7694335 | Current Opinion in Chemical Biology | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Plant biomass offers a sustainable alternative to the energy and materials produced from fossil fuels. The industrial scale production or biorefining of fermentable sugars and aromatics from plant biomass is currently limited by the lack of cost effective and efficient biocatalysts. One potential solution to this problem is the discovery of biomass deconstructing biocatalysts from uncultivated microbial communities. Here we review recent progress in recovering such biological devices from environmental genomes and consider how this information can be used to build better biorefining ecosystems.
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Authors
Zachary Armstrong, Keith Mewis, Cameron Strachan, Steven J Hallam,