Berkeley Lab and Joint BioEnergy Institute Scientists Harness Enzyme for Cheaper Biofuels (IMAGE)

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Berkeley Lab and Joint BioEnergy Institute Scientists Harness Enzyme for Cheaper Biofuels

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This illustration shows the molecular structure of HCT that was derived at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source. The purple and green areas are two domains of the enzyme, and the multi-colored structures between the two domains are two molecules (p-coumaryl-shikimate and HS-CoA) in the binding site. New research shows this binding site is indiscriminate with the acceptor molecules it recruits, including molecules that inhibit lignin production.

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