Discovery changes how scientists think about plant cell wall formation

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 10:31 in Biology & Nature

University of Georgia researchers have discovered that two proteins come together in an unexpected way to make a carbohydrate, a chain of sugar molecules, in plant cell walls. This fundamental discovery changes the way scientists think about how plant cell walls are made and opens a new door to converting plants to biofuels and other carbon-based products.

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