Grass lignin acylation: P-coumaroyl transferase activity and cell wall characteristics of C3 and C4 grasses

Planta

Volumn 229, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1253-1267

  Hatfield, Ronald D ^a   Marita, Jane M ^a   Frost, Kenneth ^a   Grabber, John ^a,b   Ralph, John ^a,b   Lu, Fachuang ^b   Kim, Hoon ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acylation; Cell wall carbohydrates; Lignin; P Coumarates; P Coumaroyl transferase

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CONIFERYL ALCOHOL; COUMARIC ACID; LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLPROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SINAPYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAIZE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; POACEAE; SORGHUM;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; CELL WALL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COUMARIC ACIDS; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS; PHENYLPROPIONATES; POACEAE; SORGHUM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; ZEA MAYS;

BOVIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 67349228800     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-009-0900-z     Document Type: Article

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