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Chemical and morphological characterization of sugarcane bagasse submitted to a delignification process for enhanced enzymatic digestibility

Camila Rezende, Marisa de Lima, Priscila Maziero, Eduardo deAzevedo, Wanius Garcia, Igor Polikarpov Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:54 (28 November 2011)

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Pretreatment of microcrystalline cellulose in organic electrolyte solutions for enzymatic hydrolysis

Xiao-fei Tian, Zhen Fang, Dan Jiang, Xi-yan Sun Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:53 (19 November 2011)

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Composition and hydrothermal pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification performance of grasses and legumes from a mixed-species prairie

Jaclyn D DeMartini, Charles E Wyman Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:52 (15 November 2011)

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High throughput screening of hydrolytic enzymes from termites using a natural substrate derived from sugarcane bagasse

Severino A Lucena, Leile S Lima, Luís SA Cordeiro, Celso Sant'Anna, Reginaldo Constantino, Patricia Azambuja, Wanderley de Souza, Eloi S Garcia, Fernando A Genta Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:51 (14 November 2011)

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Functional characterization and target discovery of glycoside hydrolases from the digestome of the lower termite Coptotermes gestroi

João Paulo L Franco Cairo, Flávia C Leonardo, Thabata M Alvarez, Daniela A Ribeiro, Fernanda Büchli, Ana M Costa-Leonardo, Marcelo F Carazzolle, Fernando F Costa, Adriana F Paes Leme, Gonçalo AG Pereira, Fabio M Squina Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:50 (14 November 2011)

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A strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae evolved for fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass displays improved growth and fermentative ability in high solids concentrations and in the presence of inhibitory compounds

Gary M Hawkins, Joy Doran-Peterson Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:49 (10 November 2011)

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Elucidating the role of ferrous ion cocatalyst in enhancing dilute acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

Hui Wei, Bryon S Donohoe, Todd B Vinzant, Peter N Ciesielski, Wei Wang, Lynn M Gedvilas, Yining Zeng, David K Johnson, Shi-You Ding, Michael E Himmel, Melvin P Tucker Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:48 (10 November 2011)

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Mychonastes afer HSO-3-1 as a potential new source of biodiesel

Cheng Yuan, Junhan Liu, Yong Fan, Xiaohui Ren, Guangrong Hu, Fuli Li Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:47 (1 November 2011)

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Silage produces biofuel for local consumption

Hiroko K Kitamoto, Mitsuo Horita, Yimin Cai, Yukiko Shinozaki, Keiji Sakaki Biotechnology for Biofuels 2011, 4:46 (1 November 2011)

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