Re-designing lignin for industry and agriculture

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 229-248

  Halpin, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RE-DESIGNING;

4 COUMARATE 3 HYDROXYLASE; 4 COUMARATE COENZYME A LIGASE; CAFFEIC ACID; CAFFEIC ACID O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEOYL COENZYME A O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CINNAMATE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; CINNAMIC ACID; CINNAMOYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; FERULATE 5 HYDROXYLASE; FERULIC ACID; LIGNIN; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGENASE; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DELIGNIFICATION; DIGESTION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; LIGNIFICATION; MUTANT; POLYMERIZATION; PULPING; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 10644245954     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2004.10648057     Document Type: Article

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