Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn
stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels, scientists today
described the discovery of a potential treasure-trove of candidate enzymes in
fungi thriving in the feces and intestinal tracts of horses.
They reported on these enzymes — the key to economical
production of biofuels from non-food plant material — at the 245th National
Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). More than
14,000 scientists and others are expected for the meeting of ACS, the world’s
largest scientific society, which continues here through Thursday.