Enzyme Action (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Enzyme Action

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An enzyme (shown in blue) pulls out individual cellulose chains (pink) from the pretreated nanofiber surface (green) and then breaks them apart into simple sugars.

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Shishir Chundawat, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.

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