Bacterial enzymes can catalyze key steps in the conversion of plant sugars into hydrocarbon compounds for the production of green transportation fuels. These enzymes can rearrange molecules chemically, so they are much more similar to those hydrocarbons that already power planes, trains, and automobiles. The result is called "drop-in” fuel.

Second Generation Biofuels and Biomass: Essential Guide for Investors, Scientists and Decision Makers, First Edition. Roland A. Jansen. r 2013 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Published 2013 by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

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