Monolignol ferulate conjugates are naturally incorporated into plant lignins

Plants have convergently evolved to use monolignol ferulate conjugates to produce lignins containing chemically labile backbone esters.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karlen, Steven D., Zhang, Chengcheng, Peck, Matthew L., Smith, Rebecca A., Padmakshan, Dharshana, Helmich, Kate E., Free, Heather C. A., Lee, Seonghee, Smith, Bronwen G., Lu, Fachuang, Sedbrook, John C., Sibout, Richard, Grabber, John H., Runge, Troy M., Mysore, Kirankumar S., Harris, Philip J., Bartley, Laura E., Ralph, John
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5065250/