Human gut commensal bacteria are required for digestion of carbohydrates such as xylan, but the specific enzymes involved in these processes are not fully characterized. To gain insights into ...

More information: Zhao Wen et al, XYLAN O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 6 promotes xylan synthesis by forming a complex with IRX10 and governs wall formation in rice, The Plant Cell (2024).

Yaping Gao, Congwu He, Dongmei Zhang, Xiangling Liu, Zuopeng Xu, Yanbao Tian, Xue-Hui Liu, Shanshan Zang, Markus Pauly, Yihua Zhou, Baocai Zhang, Two Trichome Birefringence-Like Proteins Mediate Xylan ...

Molecules 10,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair could hold the key to making possible wooden skyscrapers and more energy-efficient paper production. The two most common large molecules ...

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The Scientist's articles tagged with: xylan degradationThe guts of cows and termites harbor microbes that are renowned complex-carbohydrate digesters, but the human gastrointestinal tract has flora ...