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Enzymes knuckle down to the job

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A suite of new enzymes reveals more on how Nature breaks down plant-based polysaccharides and how these enzymes might be harnessed in the utilization of plant-based biomass.

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Fig. 1: Close to the knuckle.

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Walton, P.H. Enzymes knuckle down to the job. Nat Chem Biol 16, 815–816 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-020-0585-y

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