Transgenic plants as an alternative source of lignocellulosic-degrading enzymes

Title: Transgenic plants as an alternative source of lignocellulosic-degrading enzymes

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Transgenic plants which express cellulose-degrading enzymes, methods to make the transgenic plants, and methods to use the cellulose-degrading enzymes produced by the transgenic plants are disclosed.

Inventors:: Austin-Phillips, Sandra; Burgess, Richard R.; German, Thomas L.; Ziegelhoffer, Thomas

Publication Date:: 2004-11-16

Research Org.:: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1531486

Patent Number(s):: 6,818,803

Application Number:: 09/373,272

Assignee:: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)

DOE Contract Number:: FC05-92OR22072

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 1999-08-12

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Austin-Phillips, Sandra, Burgess, Richard R., German, Thomas L., and Ziegelhoffer, Thomas. Transgenic plants as an alternative source of lignocellulosic-degrading enzymes.  United States: N. p., 2004. 
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                    Austin-Phillips, Sandra, Burgess, Richard R., German, Thomas L., & Ziegelhoffer, Thomas. Transgenic plants as an alternative source of lignocellulosic-degrading enzymes.  United States.

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                    Austin-Phillips, Sandra, Burgess, Richard R., German, Thomas L., and Ziegelhoffer, Thomas. Tue .  
        "Transgenic plants as an alternative source of lignocellulosic-degrading enzymes".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531486.

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