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SUBMITTER: Helmich KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4777856 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Helmich Kate E KE Pereira Jose Henrique JH Gall Daniel L DL Heins Richard A RA McAndrew Ryan P RP Bingman Craig C Deng Kai K Holland Keefe C KC Noguera Daniel R DR Simmons Blake A BA Sale Kenneth L KL Ralph John J Donohue Timothy J TJ Adams Paul D PD Phillips George N GN
The Journal of biological chemistry 20151204 10
Lignin is a combinatorial polymer comprising monoaromatic units that are linked via covalent bonds. Although lignin is a potential source of valuable aromatic chemicals, its recalcitrance to chemical or biological digestion presents major obstacles to both the production of second-generation biofuels and the generation of valuable coproducts from lignin's monoaromatic units. Degradation of lignin has been relatively well characterized in fungi, but it is less well understood in bacteria. A catab ...[more]