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Abnormal lignin in a loblolly pine mutant.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 11 Jul 1997
Ralph J, MacKay J J, Hatfield R D, O'Malley D M, Whetten R W, Sederoff R R
Abstract excerpt
Novel lignin is formed in a mutant loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) severely depleted in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.1.1.195), which converts coniferaldehyde to coniferyl alcohol, the primary lignin precursor in pines. Dihydroconiferyl alcohol, a monomer not normally associated with the lignin biosynthetic pathway, is the major component of the mutant's lignin, accounting for approximately 30 percent...
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