Lignans are phenylpropanoid dimers, where the phenylpropane units are linked by the
central carbon (C8) of their side chains. Ligans vary substantially in oxidation level …

This review describes discoveries from this laboratory on monolignol, allylphenol and
hydroxycinnamic acid coupling, and downstream metabolic conversions, affording various …

The phenylpropanoid pathway serves as a rich source of metabolites in plants and provides
precursors for lignin biosynthesis. Lignin first appeared in tracheophytes and has been …

Covering: 2005 to 2008Lignans are a class of secondary metabolites derived from the
oxidative dimerization of two phenylpropanoid units. This review covers the source …

Eucalyptus ESTs libraries were screened for genes involved in lignin biosynthesis. This
search was performed under the perspective of recent revisions on the monolignols …

Lignins are aromatic polymers that are present mainly in secondarily thickened plant cell
walls. Several decades of research have elucidated the main biosynthetic routes toward the …

Lignin is a complex polymer assembled from monolignol precursors derived from
phenylalanine after several hydroxylation and methylation steps of the aromatic ring and …

Highlights•To date, metabolites from more than 10 different metabolic classes have been
identified as lignin building blocks, totaling 35 monomers.•Despite this flexibility, limitations …

The lignans are a very common\structurally diverse\group of plant natural products of
phenyl! propanoid origin [0 They display important physiological functions in …

Considerable interest in lignin biosynthesis has been fueled by the many roles that lignin
plays in development and in resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, as well as its importance …