Cited by 864Polysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsBiofuel production and bioconversionBioenergy crop production and management

Cell-wall carbohydrates and their modification as a resource for biofuels

Pauly, Markus, Keegstra, Kenneth·2008·The Plant Journal

Abstract

Plant cell walls represent the most abundant renewable resource on this planet. Despite their great abundance, only 2% of this resource is currently used by humans. Hence, research into the feasibility of using plant cell walls in the production of cost-effective biofuels is desirable. The main bottleneck for using wall materials is the recalcitrance of walls to efficient degradation into fermentable sugars. Manipulation of the wall polysaccharide biosynthetic machinery or addition of wall structure-altering agents should make it possible to tailor wall composition and architecture to enhance sugar yields upon wall digestion for biofuel fermentation. Study of the biosynthetic machinery and its regulation is still in its infancy and represents a major scientific and technical research challenge. Of course, any change in wall structure to accommodate cost-efficient biofuel production may have detrimental effects on plant growth and development due to the diverse roles of walls in the life of a plant. However, the diversity and abundance of wall structures present in the plant kingdom gives hope that this challenge can be met.

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  • There is considerable use of plant biomass in liquid biofuel production because plant biomass comprises cell walls composed largely of polysaccharides.

    “There is considerable use of plant biomass in liquid biofuel production, due to these comprising cell walls composed largely of polysaccharides [13,40,41].”

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Authors
Pauly, M., & Keegstra, K.
Affiliations
Michigan State University (US)
Corresponding author
Pauly, Markus
Venue
The Plant Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-05
Volume
54
Issue
4
Pages
559-568
ISSN
  • 0960-7412 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-313X
OpenAlex
W2054796509
Cited by
864
References
89
Citations by year
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FWCI
44.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Plant Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
Keywords
plant cell wall, cell wall carbohydrates, biofuels, cell wall recalcitrance, polysaccharide synthesis, fermentable sugars, lignocellulosic biomass, sugar yield, plant growth and development
MeSH terms
Ethanol, Carbohydrates, Cell Wall, Plants, Polysaccharides, Plant Development

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