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Genetic and molecular basis of grass cell-wall degradability. I. Lignin-cell wall matrix interactions.
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 May 2004
Grabber John H, Ralph John, Lapierre Catherine, Barrière Yves
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Lignification limits grass cell-wall digestion by herbivores. Lignification is spatially and temporally regulated, and lignin characteristics differ between cell walls, plant tissues, and plant parts. Grass lignins are anchored within walls by ferulate and diferulate cross-links, p-coumarate cyclodimers, and possibly benzyl ester and ether cross-links. Cell-wall degradability is regulated by lignin concentration,...
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