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Home Transportation and Alternate Fuels Researchers isolate two enzymes from termites to break up lignin; potential boon to cellulosic ethanol
Researchers isolate two enzymes from termites to break up lignin; potential boon to cellulosic ethanol
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Written by CEIL Staff   
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:36

Source: Green Car Congress

A team of researchers from the University of Florida and the biotechnology company Chesapeake-PERL Inc. of Savage, Md. have isolated two enzymes termites use to break up lignin. Read more....
 

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