Look back over the studies of lignin biochemistry

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-8

  Higuchi, Takayoshi ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lignin biochemistry; Microbial degradation of lignin; Monolignol biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES;

LIGNIN BIOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF LIGNIN; MONOLIGNOL BIOSYNTHESIS;

LIGNIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; LIGNINS;

EID: 33644614039     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-005-0790-z     Document Type: Review

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