Cell wall modifications triggered by the down-regulation of Coumarate 3-hydroxylase-1 in maize

Plant Science

Volumn 236, Issue , 2015, Pages 272-282

  Fornalé, Silvia ^a   Rencoret, Jorge ^b   Garcia Calvo, Laura ^c   Capellades, Montserrat ^a   Encina, Antonio ^c   Santiago, Rogelio ^d   Rigau, Joan ^a   Gutiérrez, Ana ^b   del Río, José Carlos ^b   Caparros Ruiz, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell wall polysaccharides; Degradability; Flavonoids; Lignin; Maize

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

ANTHOCYANIN; COUMARIC ACID; LIGNIN; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; PLANT PROTEIN;

CELL WALL; DOWN REGULATION; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTHOCYANINS; CELL WALL; COUMARIC ACIDS; DOWN-REGULATION; LIGNIN; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84928964145     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: 18732259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.04.007     Document Type: Article

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