[HTML][HTML] Lignin polymerization: how do plants manage the chemistry so well?

Y Tobimatsu, M Schuetz - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
The final step of lignin biosynthesis is the polymerization of monolignols in apoplastic cell
wall domains. In this process, monolignols secreted by lignifying cells, or occasionally …

Lignin fractionation: Effective strategy to reduce molecule weight dependent heterogeneity for upgraded lignin valorization

T Pang, G Wang, H Sun, W Sui, C Si - Industrial crops and products, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional pulping processes and emerging lignocellulosic biorefineries provide a large
quantity of lignin with heterogeneous characters, including complex chemical structure and …

木质素的结构研究与应用

路瑶, 魏贤勇, 宗志敏, 陆永超, 赵炜, 曹景沛 - 化学进展, 2013 - manu56.magtech.com.cn
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Lignin biosynthesis and structure

R Vanholme, B Demedts, K Morreel, J Ralph… - Plant …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Lignin is the generic term for a large group of aromatic polymers resulting from the oxidative
combinatorial coupling of 4-hydroxyphenylpropanoids (Boerjan et al., 2003; Ralph et al …

Differences in S/G ratio in natural poplar variants do not predict catalytic depolymerization monomer yields

EM Anderson, ML Stone, R Katahira, M Reed… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The ratio of syringyl (S) and guaiacyl (G) units in lignin has been regarded as a major factor
in determining the maximum monomer yield from lignin depolymerization. This limit arises …

Plant cell wall lignification and monolignol metabolism

Y Wang, M Chantreau, R Sibout… - Frontiers in plant …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Plants are built of various specialized cell types that differ in their cell wall composition and
structure. The cell walls of certain tissues (xylem, sclerenchyma) are characterized by the …

RNAi-mediated crop protection against insects

DRG Price, JA Gatehouse - Trends in biotechnology, 2008 - cell.com
Downregulation of the expression of specific genes through RNA interference (RNAi), has
been widely used for genetic research in insects. The method has relied on the injection of …

The plant cell wall—dynamic, strong, and adaptable—is a natural shapeshifter

D Delmer, RA Dixon, K Keegstra, D Mohnen - The Plant Cell, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Mythology is replete with good and evil shapeshifters, who, by definition, display great
adaptability and assume many different forms—with several even turning themselves into …

Advances in multiscale modeling of lignocellulosic biomass

PN Ciesielski, MB Pecha, AM Lattanzi… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Applications and associated processing technologies of lignocellulosic biomass are
becoming increasingly important as we endeavor to meet societal demand for fuels …

Supramolecular self-assembled chaos: polyphenolic lignin's barrier to cost-effective lignocellulosic biofuels

KE Achyuthan, AM Achyuthan, PD Adams, SM Dirk… - Molecules, 2010 - mdpi.com
Phenylpropanoid metabolism yields a mixture of monolignols that undergo chaotic, non-
enzymatic reactions such as free radical polymerization and spontaneous self-assembly in …