Breeanna Urbanowicz

University of Georgia

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Projects

Structural and biochemical characterization of glycosyltransferase 47 family proteins from Spirodela to enable predictive biology

Lead Institution

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Samantha Ziegler

Project type

FICUS Research

Complex carbohydrates comprise the majority of plant biomass and are assembled by large families of glycosyltransferases (GTs) that transfer sugars from activated donors to a wide range of acceptor…

Poplar esterified cell wall transformations and metabolic integration (PECTIN) study

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kolby Jardine

Polysaccharides are major components of plant cell walls that can be converted into fuels by microbial fermentation, making plant biomass an important bioenergy resource. However, a substantial…