Significant increases in pulping efficiency in C4H-F5H-transformed poplars: Improved chemical savings and reduced environmental toxins

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 6178-6183

  Huntley, Shannon K ^a   Ellis, Dave ^b   Gilbert, Margarita ^b   Chapple, Clint ^c   Mansfield, Shawn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CellFor Inc   (Canada)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DFRC; Ferulate 5 hydroxylase (FSH); Lignin biosynthesis; Lignin degradation; Lignin monomers; Poplar; Pulping; Syringyl lignin; Thioacidolysis

Indexed keywords

CINNAMATE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; FERULATE 5 HYDROXYLASE; GENE PRODUCT; LIGNIN; MONOMER; OXYGENASE; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLEACHING; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GREENHOUSE; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; PULPING; TREE GROWTH; WILD TYPE; WOOD;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; FORESTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGNIN; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; TRANS-CINNAMATE 4-MONOOXYGENASE; WOOD;

POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 0141706534     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf034320o     Document Type: Article

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