Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:47:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Wood-Breaking Enzyme Discovered in Rhodococcus Jostii, A Soil-Living Bacterium https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lignin-breaking-enzyme-rhodococcus-jostii-20110617/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lignin-breaking-enzyme-rhodococcus-jostii-20110617/#respond Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:47:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19146 A team of researchers from the Universities of Warwick and British Columbia have discovered an enzyme in a soil-living bacterium called Rhodococcus jostii which can break down lignin, a component of the woody parts of plants. Their aim is to develop methods to process biomass that doesn't compete with food crops and that also offer cheap biofuels.

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