The Shape of Native Plant Cellulose Microfibrils

Abstract Determining the shape of plant cellulose microfibrils is critical for understanding plant cell wall molecular architecture and conversion of cellulose into biofuels. Only recently has it been determined that these cellulose microfibrils are composed of 18 cellulose chains rather than 36 pol...

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Main Authors: James D. Kubicki, Hui Yang, Daisuke Sawada, Hugh O’Neill, Daniel Oehme, Daniel Cosgrove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32211-w