Lignin, a major component of secondary cell walls, hinders the optimal processing of wood
for industrial uses. The recent availability of the E ucalyptus grandis genome sequence …

Almost all terrestrial plants produce green leaf volatiles (GLVs), consisting of six-carbon (C6)
aldehydes, alcohols and their esters, after mechanical wounding. C6 aldehydes deter …

Background Lignin plays an important role in plant structural support and water transport,
and is considered one of the hallmarks of land plants. The recent discovery of lignin or its …

The enzymes cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD)
catalyze the two key reduction reactions in the conversion of cinnamic acid derivatives into …

Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) is the first committed enzyme in the monolignol pathway
for lignin biosynthesis and catalyzes the conversion of hydroxycinnamoyl-CoAs into …

Background Lignin is a complex aromatic polymer that plays an important biological role in
maintaining plant structure and defending plants against biotic and abiotic stresses …

Background Bast fibres are characterized by very thick secondary cell walls containing high
amounts of cellulose and low lignin contents in contrast to the heavily lignified cell walls …

Key message The core set of biosynthetic genes potentially involved in developmental
lignification was identified in the model C4 grass Setaria viridis. Abstract Lignin has been …