NMR fingerprinting of the components of finely divided plant cell walls swelled in DMSO has
been recently described. Cell wall gels, produced directly in the NMR tube with perdeutero …

Lignin is a phenylpropanoid-derived heteropolymer important for the strength and rigidity of
the plant secondary cell wall,. Genetic disruption of lignin biosynthesis has been proposed …

Tricin was recently discovered in lignin preparations from wheat (Triticum aestivum) straw
and subsequently in all monocot samples examined. To provide proof that tricin is involved …

NMR methods can be used to delineate detailed structural and regiochemical information on
the plant cell wall and elucidate biochemical incorporation pathways. Maize lignin isolated …

Although measuring lignin contents is a routine operation for biomass compositional
analysis in process development aiming at efficient utilization of woody biomass, it is still a …

Although finely divided ball-milled whole cell walls do not completely dissolve in
dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), they readily swell producing a gel. Solution-state two …

A quantitative method to record 1H-13C correlation NMR spectra (Q-HSQC) is presented.
The suppression of 1 J CH-dependence is achieved by modulating the polarization transfer …

Novel lignin is formed in a mutant loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) severely depleted in
cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1. 1.195), which converts coniferaldehyde to …

Monolignols are important plant metabolites involved in lignin biosynthesis. Their derivatives
exhibit various physiological and pharmaceutical functions. Here, efficient enzymes were …

The lignin peroxidases (LiPs) of white-rot basidiomycetes are generally thought to catalyze
the oxidative cleavage of polymeric lignin in vivo. However, direct evidence for such a role …