The sequential microbial breakdown of pectin is the principal incident during water retting of jute (Corchorus spp.) bast fibres

The extraction of bast fibres such as jute from plant stems involves the removal of pectin, hemicellulose, and other noncellulosic materials through a complex microbial community. A consortium of pectinolytic ...

Source: BMC Plant Biology - April 17, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Subhojit Datta, Lipi Chattopadhyay, Shrestha Barai, Kunal Mandal, Gouranga Kar and Bijan Majumdar Tags: Research Source Type: research