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Revision as of 04:10, 17 October 2016
Using one of nature's strongest molecules for biosynthesis
Lignocellulosic biomass is nature's greatest raw reserve of carbon for biosynthesis.
Serving as the structural support for plant cell walls, lignocellulose is an extremely strong polymer, evolved to resist degradation.
Sugars locked in the lignocellulose polymer could be used in new and existing biosynthesis pathways to create useful chemicals,materials and biofuels.
Crescentium
A flexible closed system bacterial community for the direct conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into valued biosynthetic chemicals.
The Bacterial Community
The Transformation Process
C. crecentus cleaves parts of the lignocellulose molecule, releasing glucose in to the system.
E. coli takes in the glucose and, through biosynthetic pathways, converts it into valued chemicals.
