Cell wall fermentation kinetics are impacted more by lignin content and ferulate cross-linking than by lignin composition

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-129

  Grabber, John H ^a   Mertens, David R ^a   Kim, Hoon ^a,c   Funk, Carola ^b,d   Lu, Fachuang ^a,c   Ralph, John ^a,c  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Digestibility; Fermentability; Lignin, ferulate

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58549102500     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3418     Document Type: Article

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