Lignin deposition and associated changes in anatomy, enzyme activity, gene expression, and ruminal degradability in stems of tall fescue at different developmental stages

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 5558-5565

  Chen, Lei ^a   Auh, Chungkyoon ^a   Chen, Fang ^a   Cheng, Xiaofei ^a   Aljoe, Hugh ^a   Dixon, Richard A ^a   Wang, Zengyu ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase; Internode; Lignin; O methyltransferase; Ruminal degradability; Stem; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGNIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT REPRODUCTION; PLANT STEM; TALL FESCUE;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMALS; CELL WALL; DIGESTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT STEMS; POACEAE; POLYSACCHARIDES; RNA, MESSENGER; RUMEN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

FESTUCA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0037174459     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf020516x     Document Type: Article

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