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Changes in secondary metabolism and deposition of an unusual lignin in the ref8 mutant of Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Apr 2002
Franke Rochus, Hemm Matthew R, Denault Jeff W, Ruegger Max O, Humphreys John M, Chapple Clint
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The end products of the phenylpropanoid pathway play important roles in plant structure and development, as well as in plant defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses. From a human perspective, phenylpropanoid pathway-derived metabolites influence both human health and the potential utility of plants in agricultural contexts. The last known enzyme of the phenylpropanoid pathway that has not been...
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