Article
Silencing of 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase in switchgrass leads to reduced lignin content and improved fermentable sugar yields for biofuel production.
The New phytologist - 1 Nov 2011
Xu Bin, Escamilla-Treviño Luis L, Sathitsuksanoh Noppadon, Shen Zhengxing, Shen Hui, Zhang Y-H Percival, Dixon Richard A, Zhao Bingyu
Abstract excerpt
• The lignin content of feedstock has been proposed as one key agronomic trait impacting biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass. 4-Coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4CL) is one of the key enzymes involved in the monolignol biosynthethic pathway. • Two homologous 4CL genes, Pv4CL1 and Pv4CL2, were identified in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) through phylogenetic analysis. Gene expression patterns and enzymatic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.