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Characterization of phenylpropanoid pathway genes within European maize (Zea mays L.) inbreds.
BMC plant biology - 3 Jan 2008
Andersen Jeppe Reitan, Zein Imad, Wenzel Gerhard, Darnhofer Birte, Eder Joachim, Ouzunova Milena, Lübberstedt Thomas
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BACKGROUND: Forage quality of maize is influenced by both the content and structure of lignins in the cell wall. Biosynthesis of monolignols, constituting the complex structure of lignins, is catalyzed by enzymes in the phenylpropanoid pathway. RESULTS: In the present study we have amplified partial genomic fragments of six putative phenylpropanoid pathway genes in a panel of elite European inbred lines of maize...
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