Mass spectrometry‐based methods for the advanced characterization and structural analysis of lignin: A review

DR Letourneau, DA Volmer - Mass spectrometry reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is currently one of the most promising biologically derived resources, due to its
abundance and application in biofuels, materials and conversion to value aromatic …

FERONIA and wall-associated kinases coordinate defense induced by lignin modification in plant cell walls

C Liu, H Yu, A Voxeur, X Rao, RA Dixon - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Altering the content or composition of the cell wall polymer lignin is a favored approach to
valorize lignin toward biomaterial and chemical production in the biorefinery. However …

Developmental changes in lignin composition are driven by both monolignol supply and laccase specificity

C Zhuo, X Wang, M Docampo-Palacios… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The factors controlling lignin composition remain unclear. Catechyl (C)–lignin is a
homopolymer of caffeyl alcohol with unique properties as a biomaterial and precursor of …

Multiplex CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated mutagenesis of alfalfa FLOWERING LOCUS Ta1 (MsFTa1) leads to delayed flowering time with improved forage biomass yield …

TW Wolabu, K Mahmood, IT Jerez… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family that is widely
cultivated as a forage crop for its high yield, forage quality and related agricultural and …

Proteomic and metabolic disturbances in lignin-modified Brachypodium distachyon

J Barros, HK Shrestha, JC Serrani-Yarce… - The Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Lignin biosynthesis begins with the deamination of phenylalanine and tyrosine (Tyr) as a
key branch point between primary and secondary metabolism in land plants. Here, we used …

Application of histochemical staining in detecting lignin structural units

YH Wang, WJ Liu, B Wang, MH Zhang - Industrial Crops and Products, 2024 - Elsevier
As the most abundant aromatic renewable polymer in nature, lignin has been widely utilized
in various fields such as industry, agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection …

Mutating alfalfa COUMARATE 3-HYDROXYLASE using multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 leads to reduced lignin deposition and improved forage quality

TW Wolabu, K Mahmood, F Chen… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) forage quality is adversely affected by lignin deposition in cell
walls at advanced maturity stages. Reducing lignin content through RNA interference or …

A gene-editing/complementation strategy for tissue-specific lignin reduction while preserving biomass yield

H Yu, C Liu, RA Dixon - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 - Springer
Background Lignification of secondary cell walls is a major factor conferring recalcitrance of
lignocellulosic biomass to deconstruction for fuels and chemicals. Genetic modification can …

Strikingly high amount of tricin-lignin observed from vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) aerial roots

M Li, Y Pu, X Meng, F Chen, RA Dixon… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin has attracted tremendous interest as a renewable resource for biofuels, biomaterials,
and chemicals especially in the era of bio-based refineries. The structural studies of lignin …

Relationship between cellulolytic enzyme lignin structural and lignin nanoparticle-polyvinyl alcohol membrane property: insights from monolignols and molecular …

J Huang, S Zheng, Y Li, H Pan, J Li, A Wu… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin is an abundant and sustainable biopolymer that presence great potential in the
production of biofuels and biomaterials. In this work, cellulolytic enzyme lignin (CEL) was …