Use of plants with reduced levels of de-esterified homogalacturonan in the cell wall or portions thereof for improving the saccharification of plant biomasses
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1. Use of plants having a reduced content of de-esterified homogalacturonan (HGA) in the pectins of said plants cell walls and a reduced resistance to saccharification with respect to control plants in a saccharification process of plant biomasses.
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The present invention relates to expression in plants of pectinolytic enzymes and of pectin methylesterase inhibitors for increasing the degradability of plant tissues through enzymatic digestion, thus improving saccharification efficiency.
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- 1. Use of plants having a reduced content of de-esterified homogalacturonan (HGA) in the pectins of said plants cell walls and a reduced resistance to saccharification with respect to control plants in a saccharification process of plant biomasses.
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