Model studies of ferulate - Coniferyl alcohol cross-product formation in primary maize walls: Implications for lignification in grasses

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 6008-6016

  Grabber, John H ^a   Ralph, John ^a   Hatfield, Ronald D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Coniferyl alcohol; Cross coupling; Cross link; Cross product; Dehydrogenation polymer; Diferulic acids; Ferulic acid; Lignin; Nucleation site; Primary cell wall; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CONIFERYL ALCOHOL; FERULIC ACID; LIGNIN; XYLAN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CROSS LINKING; ESTERIFICATION; LIGNIFICATION; MAIZE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POACEAE; POLYMERIZATION; SAPONIFICATION;

CELL WALL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COUMARIC ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIGNIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOLS; SAPONINS; ZEA MAYS;

POACEAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037048762     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0205312     Document Type: Article

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