Use of plants with reduced levels of de-esterified homogalacturonan in the cell wall or portions thereof for improving the saccharification of plant biomasses

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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Main Authors CERVONE FELICE, BELLINCAMPI DANIELA, LIONETTI VINCENZO, PONTIGGIA DANIELA, DE LORENZO GIULIA, FERRARI SIMONE, SALVI GIOVANNI, FRANCOCCI FEDRA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.2010
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM
PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
TRAPPING
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20090648644