cellulose

Ants can´t digest the cellulose in leaves—but some fungi can.

蚂蚁不能消化树叶中的纤维素，但有些真菌可以。

The polysaccharides are the complex carbohydrates, including starch, glycogen, and cellulose.

多糖是复杂的碳水化合物，包括淀粉、糖原和纤维素。

"The most important about this discovery is TU-103´s ability to produce butanol directly from cellulose," said Mullin.

“关于这个发现最重要的是 TU-103 从纤维素直接生产丁醇的能力。”穆林说。

"They are like little factories that spit out biofuel molecules without the need for starch or cellulose, " explains Gibbons.

吉本斯解释：“这就像一个不需要淀粉或者纤维素就能生产出生物燃料分子的小型工厂。”

Until recently, the assumption has been that cellulose would take over from sugar and starch as the feedstock for making biofuels.

直到最近，这个假定认为纤维素会取代蔗糖和淀粉作为给料，制造生物燃料。