Brassinosteroid overproduction improves lignocellulose quantity and quality to maximize bioethanol yield under green-like biomass process in transgenic poplar.
Liangcai PengHua YuShifei QinYongli LiAftab AlamChangzhen XuDi FanQingwei ZhangYanting WangWanbin ZhuLiangcai PengKeming LuoPublished in: Biotechnology for biofuels (2020)
This study has demonstrated a powerful strategy to enhance cellulosic bioethanol production by regulating brassinosteroid biosynthesis for reducing lignocellulose recalcitrance in the transgenic poplar plants. It has also provided a green-like process for biomass pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification in poplar and beyond.