Ethanol inducible expression of a mesophilic cellulase avoids adverse effects on plant development

Table 2 Content of crystalline cellulose in leaves of 6-week-old soil grown transgenic T2 plants compared to wild-type tobacco plants

	SR1 wild-type	35SS::	35SS::	35SS::	alcR::	alcR::
		TrCel5A-1	TrCel5A-2	TrCel5A-3	TrCel5A-2	TrCel5A-3
Cellulose [μg Glc per mg AIR]	148.86 ± 10.72	118.42* ± 6.33	95.40* ± 11.90	117.50* ± 12.80	147.60 ± 11.18	135.58 ± 13.96

Values are the mean ± standard error of the mean of 10 plants per tobacco line (transgenic or wild-type). Asterisks indicate a significant difference compared to the wild-type (P-value ≤ 0.01).

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