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Impact of the brown-midrib bm5 mutation on maize lignins.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 4 Jun 2014
Méchin Valérie, Laluc Aurélia, Legée Frédéric, Cézard Laurent, Denoue Dominique, Barrière Yves, Lapierre Catherine
Abstract excerpt
We have investigated the impact of the brown-midrib bm5 mutation on lignins and on p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid ester-linked to maize (Zea mays L.) cell walls. Lignified stalks or plant aerial parts (without ears) collected at grain maturity were studied in three genetic backgrounds. Relative to the control, bm5 mutants displayed lower levels of lignins and of p-coumarate esters but increased levels of...
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