INVESTIGATING STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS IN FAMILY 7 CELLULASES BY MOLECULAR SIMULATION

The conversion of plant biomass to fermentable sugars is a primary option for the production of biofuels. Cellulases, the enzymes that break down recalcitrant plant cellulose materials into fermentable sugars, can be utilized in the commercial production of biofuels if throughput can be increased an...

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Main Author: Taylor, Courtney Barnett
Other Authors: Dr. Clare McCabe
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2012
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07082012-104208/