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Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) possesses a divergent family of cinnamoyl CoA reductases with distinct biochemical properties.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2010
Escamilla-Treviño Luis L, Shen Hui, Uppalapati Srinivasa Rao, Ray Tui, Tang Yuhong, Hernandez Timothy, Yin Yanbin, Xu Ying, Dixon Richard A
Abstract excerpt
The down-regulation of enzymes of the monolignol pathway results in reduced recalcitrance of biomass for lignocellulosic ethanol production. Cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR) catalyzes the first step of the phenylpropanoid pathway specifically dedicated to monolignol biosynthesis. However, plants contain multiple CCR-like genes, complicating the selection of lignin-specific targets. This study was undertaken to...
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