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Functional characterization of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase and caffeic acid O-methyltransferase in Brachypodium distachyon.

BMC biotechnology - 31 Jul 2013

Trabucco Gina M, Matos Dominick A, Lee Scott J, Saathoff Aaron J, Priest Henry D, Mockler Todd C, Sarath Gautam, Hazen Samuel P

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BACKGROUND: Lignin is a significant barrier in the conversion of plant biomass to bioethanol. Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) and caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) catalyze key steps in the pathway of lignin monomer biosynthesis. Brown midrib mutants in Zea mays and Sorghum bicolor with impaired CAD or COMT activity have attracted considerable agronomic interest for their altered lignin composition and...

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PMID: 23902793
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-13-61
PMCID: PMC3734214

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