Characterisation of lignin from CAD and OMT deficient Bm mutants of maize

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-142

  Provan, Gordon J ^a   Scobbie, Lorraine ^a   Chesson, Andrew ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C NMR; alkali; bm1; bm3; brown midrib; CAD; cell wall; degradability; ferulic acid; guaiacyl; lignin; maize; microwave; OMT; p coumaric acid; phenolic acids; syringyl

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030897421     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199702)73:2<133::aid-jsfa696>3.3.co;2-h     Document Type: Article

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