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Plant protein shape puzzle solved by molecular 3-D model

Plant protein shape puzzle solved by molecular 3-D model

April 16, 2013

Plant protein shape puzzle solved by molecular 3-D model, Phys.Org, April 15, 2013. NC State researchers provide the first three-dimensional model of an enzyme that links a simple sugar, glucose, into long-chain cellulose, the basic building block within plant cell walls that gives plants structure. Yaroslava Yingling and Latsavongsakda Sethaphong, materials engineering; Candace Haigler, crop science, featured.

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