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From: Use of substructure-specific carbohydrate binding modules to track changes in cellulose accessibility and surface morphology during the amorphogenesis step of enzymatic hydrolysis

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Simplified schematic representation of amorphogenesis occurring at three levels of biomass organization. Native plant material at the nanoscopic (A 1 ), microscopic (B 1 ) and macroscopic (C 1 ) levels of organization. After amorphogenesis induced by non-hydrolytic disruptive proteins, nanoscopic pitting (A 2 ), microscopic swelling/roughening (B 2 ), and macroscopicfibre dispersion (C 2 ) is observed. These effects occur without significant release of sugars from the substrate.

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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

ISSN: 2731-3654

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