Anaerobic bacteria were among the first life forms on Earth and existed at a time when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.

The structure of the enzyme that makes cellulose has been uncovered by researchers, a finding that could lead to easier ways of breaking down plant materials to make biofuels and other products ...

The efficient use of cellulose—the primary plant scaffold and a major natural building block—could address many issues associated with petroleum-based polymers across various industries. In the search ...

Cellulose is the most abundant organic compound on Earth, and its outstanding qualities as biodegradable nature make it a perfect substitute for petroleum-based polymers. A challenge in the ...

Less is more: Novel cellulose structure requires fewer enzymes to process biomass to fuel Date: June 19, 2013 Source: DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Summary: Improved methods for breaking down ...

Improved methods for breaking down cellulose nanofibers are central to cost-effective biofuel production and the subject of new research from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Great Lakes ...

National 5 Cell structure The functions of cell organelles Cells are microscopic building blocks of unicellular and multicellular living organisms.

Purdue researchers have discovered the structure of the enzyme that makes cellulose, a finding that could lead to easier ways of breaking down plant materials to make biofuels and other products and ...

Aware now of the double structure of cellulose and able to study the two components separately, organic chemists should be able to fill in the cellulose unknowns in short order.

Structure and Functions of Carbohydrates Carbohydrates, as the name suggests, refers to the hydrates of carbon comprising carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.