NMR evidence for benzodioxane structures resulting from incorporation of 5-hydroxyconiferyl alcohol into lignins of O-methyltransferase-deficient poplars

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 86-91

  Ralph, John ^a,b   Lapierre, Catherine ^c   Lu, Fachuang ^a,b   Marita, Jane M ^a,b   Pilate, Gilles ^d   Van Doorsselaere, Jan ^e   Boeŕjan, Wout ^e   Jouanin, Lise ^f  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d National Institute for Agricultural Research   (France)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

5 hydroxyconiferyl alcohol; Antisense; Benzodioxane; Lignan; Lignin; NMR; O methyltransferase; Sense upregulation; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYCONIFERYL ALCOHOL; BENZODIOXAN DERIVATIVE; CAFFEATE O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEATE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CONIFERYL ALCOHOL; DIOXANE DERIVATIVE; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MONOLIGNOL; MONOMER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TREE;

DIOXANES; LIGNIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PHENOLS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TREES;

POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 0035132582     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf001042+     Document Type: Article

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