Scientists Gain New Molecular-Level Insights into Breaking Down Plant Material for Biofuels (IMAGE)
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Cel7A cellulase enzymes (gold) are inhibited when breaking down cellulose (green) by the product, cellobiose, at both the “front door" (1) and “back door" (2) of the Cel7A tunnel, and by two other components of plant cell walls, lignin (brown) and xylan.
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Image courtesy of Nerya Zexer, Penn State, Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license
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