The general phenylpropanoid metabolism generates an enormous array of secondary
metabolites based on the few intermediates of the shikimate pathway as the core unit. The …

Phenolic compounds are ubiquitous in plants which collectively synthesize several
thousand different chemical structures characterized by hydroxylated aromatic ring (s) …

The phenylpropanoid pathway serves as a rich source of metabolites in plants, being
required for the biosynthesis of lignin, and serving as a starting point for the production of …

Land plants constantly respond to fluctuations in their environment. Part of their response is
the production of a diverse repertoire of specialized metabolites. One of the foremost …

The biosynthesis of lignin, flavonoids, and hydroxycinnamoyl esters share the first three
enzymatic steps of the phenylpropanoid pathway. The last shared step is catalyzed by 4 …

Lignin is an important factor affecting agricultural traits, biofuel production, and the pulping
industry. Most lignin biosynthesis genes and their regulatory genes are expressed mainly in …

In Arabidopsis thaliana, four genes have been annotated as provisionally encoding PAL. In
this study, recombinant native AtPAL1, 2, and 4 were demonstrated to be catalytically …

During lignin biosynthesis in angiosperms, coniferyl and sinapyl aldehydes are believed to
be converted into their corresponding alcohols by cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) …

The deposition of lignin during plant–pathogen interactions is thought to play a role in plant
defence. However, the function of lignification genes in plant disease resistance is poorly …

The lignin content of feedstock has been proposed as one key agronomic trait impacting
biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass. 4‐Coumarate: coenzyme A ligase (4CL) is …