Using the acetyl bromide assay to determine lignin concentrations in herbaceous plants: Some cautionary notes

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 628-632

  Hatfield, R D ^a   Grabber, J ^a   Ralph, J ^a,b   Brei, K ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetyl bromide lignin assay; Alfalfa; Cell wall; Corn; Lignin; Xylans

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETYL BROMIDE; CARBOHYDRATE; COUMARIC ACID; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIGNIN; PERCHLORIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; XYLAN;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL ISOLATION; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; CORN; DATA ANALYSIS; MAIZE; PLANT; SOLUBILIZATION;

ACETATES; CELL WALL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LIGNIN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PLANTS; ZEA MAYS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033045410     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9808776     Document Type: Article

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