Journal article
Lignocellulose pretreatment in a fungus-cultivating termite
Abstract
Depolymerizing lignin, the complex phenolic polymer fortifying plant cell walls, is an essential but challenging starting point for the lignocellulosics industries. The variety of ether- and carbon-carbon interunit linkages produced via radical coupling during lignification limit chemical and biological depolymerization efficiency. In an ancient fungus-cultivating termite system, we reveal unprecedentedly rapid lignin depolymerization and …
Authors
Li H; Yelle DJ; Li C; Yang M; Ke J; Zhang R; Liu Y; Zhu N; Liang S; Mo X
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 114, No. 18, pp. 4709–4714
Publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date
May 2, 2017
DOI
10.1073/pnas.1618360114
ISSN
0027-8424