Structural changes in lignin of tropical woods during digestion by termite, Cryptotermes brevis

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 419-426

  Katsumata, Kyoko S ^a   Jin, Zhenfu ^a,c   Hori, Keko ^a   Iiyama, Kenji ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

1H and 13C NMR spectra; Cryptotermes brevis (Walker); Dipterocarpus grandiflorua; Ilang Ilang C. dadloyi; Termite feces

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; NITROBENZENE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; TERMITE PROOFING;

CRYPTOTERMES BREVIS (WALKER); DIPTEROCARPUS GRANDIFLORUA; ILANG-ILANG C. DADLOYI; TERMITE FECES;

WOOD;

LIGNINS; NITROBENZENE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; WOOD;

CANANGA ODORATA; CRYPTOTERMES BREVIS; DIPTEROCARPUS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 35348847385     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-007-0882-z     Document Type: Article

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