date:Apr 22, 2013
Researchers at Virginia Tech University, US, have successfully converted cellulose into starch, a process which could help in the extraction of untapped nutrients from plants which are not traditionally used as food crops.
Cellulose is the supporting material in plant cell walls and is the most common carbohydrate on earth, while starch is a key component in the human diet, representing 20%-40% of the daily caloric intake.
The research was conducted by a team led by YH Percival Zhang, an assoc