Plant Cell Wall Form and Function Structural and mechanical support Determines cell shape Resist turgor pressure of cell. Control rate and direction of growth Regulates diffusion of material Carbohydrate storage Plant defense against pathogens Biologically active signalling molecule Cell-cell interactions
The Plant Cell Wall
Lignin Glucuronoarabinoxylan (GAX)
Biomass to Ethanol Biomass Feedstock Pretreatment “Deconstructed” OH O H Hydrolysis Monosaccharides (Glucose and Xylose) Fermentation Ethanol + 2 Pi + 2 ATP 2 CH3CH2OH + 2 CO2 + 2 ATP
Glucuronoarabinoxylan (GAX)