Synthesis of Lignin in Transgenic and Mutant Plants
Part 1. Lignin, Humic Substances and Coal
Dr. Jeffrey F. D. Dean,
Dr. Jeffrey F. D. Dean
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University of Georgia, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, USA, GA 30602-2152
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Jeffrey F. D. Dean,
Dr. Jeffrey F. D. Dean
- [email protected]
- +01-7065421710 | Fax: +01-7065428356
University of Georgia, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, USA, GA 30602-2152
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Potential Applications
- Pulp and Paper
- Solid Wood Products
- Textile Fibers
- Biomass Conversion
- Novel Products
- Challenges
- Potential Applications
- Historical Outline
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Lignin Mutants
- Brown Midrib Monocots
- Loblolly Pine
- Arabidopsis
- Lignin Transgenics
- The Shikimate Pathway and Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase
- Cinnamate 4-Hydroxylase and 4-Coumarate-3-Hydroxylase
- 4-Coumarate:CoA Ligase
- O-Methyltransferases
- Cinnamoyl-CoA Reductase
- Ferulate 5-Hydroxylase
- Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- Coniferin β-Glucosidase
- Peroxidases and Other Oxidases
- Transcription Factors and Other Targets
- Outlook and Perspectives
- Patents
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