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Title: How Cellulose Elongates - a QM/MM Study of the Molecular Mechanism of Cellulose Polymerization in Bacterial CESA

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem. B

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation (CLSF)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001090
OSTI ID:
1210749
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem. B, Related Information: CLSF partners with Pennsylvania State University (lead); North Carolina State University; University of Rhode Island; Virginia Tech University
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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