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Mutation in Brachypodium caffeic acid O-methyltransferase 6 alters stem and grain lignins and improves straw saccharification without deteriorating grain quality.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2016
Ho-Yue-Kuang Séverine, Alvarado Camille, Antelme Sébastien, Bouchet Brigitte, Cézard Laurent, Le Bris Philippe, Legée Frédéric, Maia-Grondard Alessandra, Yoshinaga Arata, Saulnier Luc, Guillon Fabienne, Sibout Richard, Lapierre Catherine, Chateigner-Boutin Anne-Laure
Abstract excerpt
Cereal crop by-products are a promising source of renewable raw material for the production of biofuel from lignocellulose. However, their enzymatic conversion to fermentable sugars is detrimentally affected by lignins. Here the characterization of the Brachypodium Bd5139 mutant provided with a single nucleotide mutation in the caffeic acid O-methyltransferase BdCOMT6 gene is reported. This BdCOMT6-deficient...
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