Working with scientists in Novozymes laboratories at Davis, California, and Bagsvaerd, Denmark, as well as researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, scientists from the University of York have identified the molecular mechanism behind an enzyme found in fungi which can degrade the cellulose chains of plant cell walls to release C5 and C6 sugars for biofuels. The research, which is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), removes the major constraint on the production of bioethanol from cellulose the stability of which had previously thwarted previous efforts to make effective use… Login to continue

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