p-Hydroxyphenyl, Guaiacyl, and Syringyl Lignins Have Similar Inhibitory Effects on Wall Degradability

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2530-2532

  Grabber, John H ^a   Ralph, John ^a   Hatfield, Ronald D ^a   Quideau, Stéphane ^a,b  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown midrib; Cell wall; Cellulose; Degradability; Gramineae; Hydroxycinnamyl alcohols; Lignin; O methyltransferase; Transgenic; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0001493387     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970029v     Document Type: Article

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