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Improved paper pulp from plants with suppressed cinnamoyl-CoA reductase or cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase.
Transgenic research - 1 Oct 2002
O'Connell Ann, Holt Karen, Piquemal Joël, Grima-Pettenati Jacqueline, Boudet Alain, Pollet Brigitte, Lapierre Catherine, Petit-Conil Michel, Schuch Wolfgang, Halpin Claire
Abstract excerpt
Transgenic plants severely suppressed in the activity of cinnamoyl-CoA reductase were produced by introduction of a partial sense CCR transgene into tobacco. Five transgenic lines with CCR activities ranging from 2 to 48% of wild-type values were selected for further study. Some lines showed a range of aberrant phenotypes including reduced growth, and all had changes to lignin structure making the polymer more...
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