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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2019

Desirable plant cell wall traits for higher-quality miscanthus lignocellulosic biomass.

Ricardo M F da Costa, Sivakumar Pattathil, Utku Avci, Ana Winters, Michael G Hahn, Maurice Bosch

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Ricardo M F da Costa1Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3EE UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5426-412X
Sivakumar Pattathil2Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Rd., Athens, GA 30602-4712 USA.
Utku Avci2Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Rd., Athens, GA 30602-4712 USA.
Ana Winters1Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3EE UK.
Michael G Hahn2Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Rd., Athens, GA 30602-4712 USA.
Maurice Bosch1Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3EE UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1990-589X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLignocellulosic biomass from dedicated energy crops such as

resultsWe combined detailed phenotyping, correlation studies and discriminant analyses, to identify key significantly distinct variables between miscanthus organs, genotypes and most importantly, between saccharification performances. Furthermore, for the first time in an energy crop, normalised total quantification of specific cell wall glycan epitopes is reported and correlated with saccharification.

conclusionsIn stems, lignin has the greatest impact on recalcitrance. However, in leaves, matrix glycans and their decorations have determinant effects, highlighting the importance of biomass fine structures, in addition to more commonly described cell wall compositional features. The results of our interrogation of the miscanthus cell wall promote the concept that desirable cell wall traits for increased biomass quality are highly dependent on the target biorefining products. Thus, for the development of biorefining ideotypes, instead of a generalist miscanthus variety, more realistic and valuable approaches may come from defining a collection of specialised cultivars, adapted to specific conditions and purposes.

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BioenergyBiomassCarbohydrateCell wallGlycanLigninLignocelluloseMiscanthusRecalcitrance

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PMID31011368
PMCPMC6463665

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