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Correlations between lignin content and structural robustness in plants revealed by X-ray ptychography.
Scientific reports - 7 Apr 2020
Polo Carla C, Pereira Luciano, Mazzafera Paulo, Flores-Borges Denisele N A, Mayer Juliana L S, Guizar-Sicairos Manuel, Holler Mirko, Barsi-Andreeta Mariane, Westfahl Harry, Meneau Florian
Abstract excerpt
Lignin is a heterogeneous aromatic polymer responsible for cell wall stiffness and protection from pathogen attack. However, lignin represents a bottleneck to biomass degradation due to its recalcitrance related to the natural cell wall resistance to release sugars for fermentation or further processing. A biological approach involving genetics and molecular biology was used to disrupt lignin pathway synthesis...
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