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Science 31 March 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5769, pp. 1872 - 1873
DOI: 10.1126/science.1125938
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PLANT SCIENCE:
beta-Glucans--Brewer's Bane, Dietician's Delight

Kenneth Keegstra and Jonathan Walton

Identification of the enzyme that synthesizes a polysaccharide in plant cell walls will allow manipulation of grasses to enhance their utility as food, feed, and fuel.

The authors are with the U.S. Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, Plant Biology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. E-mail: keegstra{at}msu.edu; walton{at}msu.edu

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