title: Plant power: converting a kingdom.
abstract: This month, Genome Watch looks at the potential for bacterially derived enzymes to degrade lignocellulose from plant biomass and thus provide an efficient way of producing biofuels.
authors.affiliation: Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK. microbes@sanger.ac.uk
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Langridge
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D056804:Biofuels; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; C036909:lignocellulose; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin