Structure-specific functionality of plant cell wall hydroxycinnamates

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 408-410

  Russell, Wendy R ^a   Burkitt, Mark J ^b   Provan, Gordon J ^a   Chesson, Andrew ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AM1; ESR; Ferulic acid; Hydroxy cinnamate; Hydroxycinnamic acid; Lignin; Oxidative coupling; Peroxidase; Phenylpropanoid

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL; CHEMICAL BOND; CROSS LINKING; FERULIC ACID; HYDROXYCINNAMATE; METHOXYLATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POLYMER; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033028332     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(19990301)79:3<408::AID-JSFA265>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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