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Plant-based biofuels [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Hood, Elizabeth E

“…This review is a short synopsis of some of the latest breakthroughs in the areas of lignocellulosic conversion to fuels and utilization of oils for biodiesel…”
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Risk assessment and regulation of molecular farming - a comparison between Europe and US by Sparrow, Penelope, Broer, Inge, Hood, Elizabeth E, Eversole, Kellye, Hartung, Frank, Schiemann, Joachim

“…In this article, the general principles of genetically modified (GM) plant risk assessment and the regulatory framework for contained use and open field…”
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Subcellular targeting is a key condition for high-level accumulation of cellulase protein in transgenic maize seed by Hood, Elizabeth E, Love, Robert, Lane, Jeff, Bray, Jeff, Clough, Richard, Pappu, Kamesh, Drees, Carol, Hood, Kendall R, Yoon, Sangwoong, Ahmad, Atta, Howard, John A

“…Ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass is being pursued as an alternative to petroleum-based transportation fuels. To succeed in this endeavour, efficient…”
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Effects of Oligosaccharides Isolated From Pinewood Hot Water Pre-hydrolyzates on Recombinant Cellulases by Fang, Hong, Kandhola, Gurshagan, Rajan, Kalavathy, Djioleu, Angele, Carrier, Danielle Julie, Hood, Kendall R, Hood, Elizabeth E

“…Loblolly pine residues have enormous potential to be the raw material for advanced biofuel production due to extensive sources and high cellulose content. Hot…”
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Monoclonal antibody manufacturing in transgenic plants — myths and realities by Hood, Elizabeth E, Woodard, Susan L, Horn, Michael E

“…The number and types of antibodies expressed in plants has increased steadily since the first reports of this accomplishment in the 1980s, illustrating the…”
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A bienzymatic amperometric glucose biosensor based on using a novel recombinant Mn peroxidase from corn and glucose oxidase with a Nafion membrane by Izadyar, Anahita, Van, My Ni, Rodriguez, Kayleigh Amber, Seok, Ilwoo, Hood, Elizabeth E.

“…[Display omitted] •Representation of the a) SEM image of Modified gold electrode b) Glucose biosensor membrane on the gold electrode surface (yellow), the…”
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Specific activity and utility of recombinant cellobiohydrolase II (Cel6A) produced in maize endosperm by Duque, Enio Duque Y., Aguirre, Milena, Hood, Nathan C., Hood, Elizabeth E.

“…Cellobiohydrolase II (CBH II) is an exo-glucanase that is part of a fungal mixture of enzymes from a wood-rot fungus, Trichoderma reesei . It is therefore…”
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Development of a highly sensitive glucose nanocomposite biosensor based on recombinant enzyme from corn by Izadyar, Anahita, Van, My Ni, Miranda, Marcela, Weatherford, Scout, Hood, Elizabeth E., Seok, Ilwoo

“…BACKGROUND Enzymes are biocatalysts that play a vital role in the production of biomolecules. Plants can be a valuable and cost‐effective source for producing…”
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Maize (Zea mays)--derived bovine trypsin: characterization of the first large-scale, commercial protein product from transgenic plants by Woodard, S.L, Mayor, J.M, Bailey, M.R, Barker, D.K, Love, R.T, Lane, J.R, Delaney, D.E, McComas-Wagner, J.M, Mallubhotla, H.D, Hood, E.E

“…Bovine trypsin (EC 3.4.21.4) is an enzyme that is widely used for commercial purposes to digest or process other proteins, including some therapeutic proteins…”
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Recombinant Mn Peroxidase from Corn Grain Has an Excellent Electrocatalytic Effect in a Designed Amperometric Biosensor To Detect Hydrogen Peroxide at Low Concentrations by Izadyar, Anahita, Tran, Uyen, Seok, Ilwoo, Hood, Elizabeth E

“…For the first time, we introduce a novel enzymatic biosensor using recombinant plant-produced Mn peroxidase (PPMP) extracted from corn grain to fabricate a…”
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Beneficial effects of Trametes versicolor pretreatment on saccharification and lignin enrichment of organosolv-pretreated pinewood by Kandhola, Gurshagan, Rajan, Kalavathy, Labbé, Nicole, Chmely, Stephen, Heringer, Nelson, Kim, Jin-Woo, Hood, Elizabeth E, Carrier, Danielle Julie

“…While previous studies have shown that white-rot fungal pretreatment reduces the severity of chemical pretreatments and improves enzymatic saccharification…”
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The maize α-zein promoter can be utilized as a strong inducer of cellulase enzyme expression in maize kernels by Vicuna Requesens, Deborah, Gonzalez Romero, Maria Elena, Devaiah, Shivakumar P., Chang, Yeun-Kyung, Flory, Ashley, Streatfield, Stephen, Ring, Rebecca, Phillips, Cassie, Hood, Nathan C., Marbaniang, Cyrus Dean, Howard, John A., Hood, Elizabeth E.

“…Expression of recombinant proteins in plants is a technology for producing vaccines, pharmaceuticals and industrial enzymes. For the past several years, we…”
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Over-expression of the cucumber expansin gene (Cs-EXPA1) in transgenic maize seed for cellulose deconstruction by Yoon, Sangwoong, Devaiah, Shivakumar P., Choi, Seo-eun, Bray, Jeff, Love, Robert, Lane, Jeffrey, Drees, Carol, Howard, John H., Hood, Elizabeth E.

“…Plant cell wall degradation into fermentable sugars by cellulases is one of the greatest barriers to biofuel production. Expansin protein loosens the plant…”
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Manipulating corn germplasm to increase recombinant protein accumulation by Hood, Elizabeth E, Devaiah, Shivakumar P, Fake, Gina, Egelkrout, Erin, Teoh, Keat Thomas, Requesens, Deborah Vicuna, Hayden, Celine, Hood, Kendall R, Pappu, Kameshwari M, Carroll, Jennifer, Howard, John A

“…Using plants as biofactories for industrial enzymes is a developing technology. The application of this technology to plant biomass conversion for biofuels and…”
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Report on the SCRA Nuts and Bolts Workshop II: case studies of citrus greening, Ultra-low Gossypol Cotton, and blight tolerant, low-acrylamide potato by Hood, Elizabeth E., Eversole, Kellye A., Leach, Lori, Hogan, Mollie, McHughen, Alan, Cordts, John, Rathore, Keerti, Rood, Tracy, Collinge, Susan, Irey, Mike

“…To be commercialized and grown in the US, genetically engineered (GE) crops typically go through an extensive food, feed, and environmental safety assessment…”
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Transcriptome analysis of embryo maturation in maize by Teoh, Keat Thomas, Requesens, Deborah Vicuna, Devaiah, Shivakumar P, Johnson, Daniel, Huang, Xiuzhen, Howard, John A, Hood, Elizabeth E

“…Maize is one of the most important crops in the world. With the exponentially increasing population and the need for ever increased food and feed production,…”
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Development of a green binder system for paper products by Flory, Ashley R, Vicuna Requesens, Deborah, Devaiah, Shivakumar P, Teoh, Keat Thomas, Mansfield, Shawn D, Hood, Elizabeth E

“…It is important for industries to find green chemistries for manufacturing their products that have utility, are cost-effective and that protect the…”
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Heterologous expression of cellobiohydrolase II (Cel6A) in maize endosperm by Devaiah, Shivakumar Pattada, Requesens, Deborah Vicuna, Chang, Yeun-Kyung, Hood, Kendall R, Flory, Ashley, Howard, John A, Hood, Elizabeth E

“…The technology of converting lignocellulose to biofuels has advanced swiftly over the past few years, and enzymes are a significant constituent of this…”
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Assessment of field-grown cellulase-expressing corn by Garda, Martina, Devaiah, Shivakumar P., Vicuna Requesens, Deborah, Chang, Yeun-Kyung, Dabul, Audrei, Hanson, Christy, Hood, Kendall R., Hood, Elizabeth E.

“…Transgenic plants in the US and abroad generated using genetic engineering technology are regulated with respect to release into the environment and inclusion…”
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Purification and Characterization of Recombinant Cel7A from Maize Seed by Hood, Nathan C, Hood, Kendall R, Woodard, Susan L, Devaiah, Shivakumar P, Jeoh, Tina, Wilken, Lisa, Nikolov, Zivko, Egelkrout, Erin, Howard, John A, Hood, Elizabeth E

“…The corn grain biofactory was used to produce Cel7A, an exo-cellulase (cellobiohydrolase I) from Hypocrea jecorina. The enzymatic activity on small molecule…”
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