Elucidating the lignocellulose digestion mechanism Coptotermes curvignathus based on carbohydrate-active enzymes profile using the meta-transcriptomic approach

• Main Authors: Hoe, Pik Kheng, King, Jie Hung, Ong, Kian Huat, Bong, Choon Fah, Mahadi, Nor Muhammad
• Format: Article
• Published: Persatuan Biologi Gunaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107650/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/article/view/2927
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Termites are efficient lignocellulose decomposers that thrive on woody materials and contribute to carbon mineralization in both tropical and subtropical regions. Due to hydrolytic stability and crosslinking between the polysaccharides (cellulose & hemicellulose) and the lignin via ester and eth...