Use of plants with reduced levels of de-esterified homogalacturonan in the cell wall or portions thereof for improving the saccharification of plant biomasses
US8637734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8246
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to expression in plants of pectinolytic enzymes and of pectin methylesterase inhibitors for increasing the degradability of plant tissues through enzymatic digestion, thus improving saccharification efficiency.
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