Improved paper pulp from plants with suppressed cinnamoyl-CoA reductase or cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase

Transgenic Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 495-503

  O'Connell, Ann ^a   Holt, Karen ^a   Piquemal, Joël ^b   Grima Pettenati, Jacqueline ^b   Boudet, Alain ^b   Pollet, Brigitte ^c   Lapierre, Catherine ^c   Petit Conil, Michel ^d   Schuch, Wolfgang ^a   Halpin, Claire ^e  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d Domaine Universitaire   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cinnamoyl CoA reductase; Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase; Lignin; Paper pulp; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; CELL WALL; DOWN-REGULATION; LIGNIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PAPER; PHENOLS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TOBACCO; TRANSGENES;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 6444244816     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020362705497     Document Type: Article

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