Importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function, contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio-derived energy and materials
Abstract Suberin is a hydrophobic biopolymer of significance in the production of biomass-derived materials and in biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we describe suberin structure and biosynthesis, and its importance in biological (i.e., plant bark and roots), ecological (soil o...
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| author | Anne E. Harman-Ware Samuel Sparks Bennett Addison Udaya C. Kalluri |
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| description | Abstract Suberin is a hydrophobic biopolymer of significance in the production of biomass-derived materials and in biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we describe suberin structure and biosynthesis, and its importance in biological (i.e., plant bark and roots), ecological (soil organic carbon) and economic (biomass conversion to bioproducts) contexts. Furthermore, we highlight the genomics and analytical approaches currently available and explore opportunities for future technologies to study suberin in quantitative and/or high-throughput platforms in bioenergy crops. A greater understanding of suberin structure and production in lignocellulosic biomass can be leveraged to improve representation in life cycle analysis and techno-economic analysis models and enable performance improvements in plant biosystems as well as informed crop system management to achieve economic and environmental co-benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e11664b0f7f8456293e6affccf1650262022-12-22T00:28:33ZengBMCBiotechnology for Biofuels1754-68342021-03-0114112110.1186/s13068-021-01892-3Importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function, contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio-derived energy and materialsAnne E. Harman-Ware0Samuel Sparks1Bennett Addison2Udaya C. Kalluri3Renewable Resources and Enabling Sciences Center, Center for Bioenergy Innovation, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryBiosciences Division and Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryRenewable Resources and Enabling Sciences Center, Center for Bioenergy Innovation, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryBiosciences Division and Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAbstract Suberin is a hydrophobic biopolymer of significance in the production of biomass-derived materials and in biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we describe suberin structure and biosynthesis, and its importance in biological (i.e., plant bark and roots), ecological (soil organic carbon) and economic (biomass conversion to bioproducts) contexts. Furthermore, we highlight the genomics and analytical approaches currently available and explore opportunities for future technologies to study suberin in quantitative and/or high-throughput platforms in bioenergy crops. A greater understanding of suberin structure and production in lignocellulosic biomass can be leveraged to improve representation in life cycle analysis and techno-economic analysis models and enable performance improvements in plant biosystems as well as informed crop system management to achieve economic and environmental co-benefits.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-01892-3SuberinBiopolymerBiomaterialBiomassCorkRoot |
| spellingShingle | Anne E. Harman-Ware Samuel Sparks Bennett Addison Udaya C. Kalluri Importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function, contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio-derived energy and materials Biotechnology for Biofuels Suberin Biopolymer Biomaterial Biomass Cork Root |
| title | Importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function, contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio-derived energy and materials |
| title_full | Importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function, contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio-derived energy and materials |
| title_fullStr | Importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function, contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio-derived energy and materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function, contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio-derived energy and materials |
| title_short | Importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function, contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio-derived energy and materials |
| title_sort | importance of suberin biopolymer in plant function contributions to soil organic carbon and in the production of bio derived energy and materials |
| topic | Suberin Biopolymer Biomaterial Biomass Cork Root |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-01892-3 |
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