Comparing corn types for differences in cell wall characteristics and p-coumaroylation of lignin

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4243-4249

  Hatfield, Ronald D ^a   Chaptman, Ann K ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Corn; Hydroxycinnamates; Lignin; P coumarate; Suberin; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

4-COUMARIC ACID; ARABINOXYLAN; CARBOHYDRATE; COUMARIC ACID; LIGNIN; PARA COUMARIC ACID; XYLAN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CARBOHYDRATES; CELL WALL; COUMARIC ACIDS; LIGNIN; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; XYLANS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 66149133204     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900360z     Document Type: Article

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