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

Udaya C. Kalluri¹  Samuel Sparks¹  Bennett Addison²  Anne E. Harman-Ware² 

[1] Biosciences Division and Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37830, Oak Ridge, TN, USA;Renewable Resources and Enabling Sciences Center, Center for Bioenergy Innovation, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 80401, Golden, CO, USA;

关键词: Suberin;    Biopolymer;    Biomaterial;    Biomass;    Cork;    Root;    Soil;    Carbon;    Genomics;    Bioenergy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13068-021-01892-3

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY