#Enzyme cocktail developed in Brazil powers production of second-generation ethanol
“#Enzyme cocktail developed in Brazil powers production of second-generation ethanol” Trichoderma reesei fungus RUT-C30 strain, which was engineered to produce high-yield enzymes. Credit: LNBR-CNPEM Researchers at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have genetically engineered a fungus to produce a cocktail of enzymes that break down the carbohydrates in biomass, such…