Down-regulation of the caffeic acid <it>O</it>-methyltransferase gene in switchgrass reveals a novel monolignol analog

Down-regulation of the caffeic acid <it>O</it>-methyltransferase gene in switchgrass reveals a novel monolignol analog

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Down-regulation of the caffeic acid 3-<it>O</it>-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.68 (COMT) gene in the lignin biosynthetic pathway of switchgrass (<it>Panicum virgatum</it>) resulted in cell walls of transgenic pla...

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Main Authors: Tschaplinski Timothy J, Standaert Robert F, Engle Nancy L, Martin Madhavi Z, Sangha Amandeep K, Parks Jerry M, Smith Jeremy C, Samuel Reichel, Jiang Nan, Pu Yunqiao, Ragauskas Arthur J, Hamilton Choo Y, Fu Chunxiang, Wang Zeng-Yu, Davison Brian H, Dixon Richard A, Mielenz Jonathan R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Subjects:
<it>trans</it>-3
4-Dimethoxy-5-hydroxycinnamyl alcohol
<it>iso</it>-Sinapyl alcohol
Monolignol
Switchgrass
Bioenergy
Recalcitrance
Caffeic acid <it>O</it>-methyltransferase
Transgenic
Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/5/1/71

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