New Plant Protein (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

New Plant Protein

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An ORNL-led team discovered the new plant protein (represented in green) responsible for regulating lignin biosynthesis that showed an increase in sugar release of up to 280 percent, resulting in the 250-percent boost in ethanol yield.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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