Metabolic engineering of novel lignin in biomass crops

Hydroxycinnamate Conjugates as Potential Monolignol Replacements: In vitro Lignification and Cell Wall Studies with Rosmarinic Acid

(2012) Yuki Tobimatsu et al.   ChemSusChem

AtABCG29 Is a Monolignol Transporter Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis

(2012) Santiago Alejandro et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Identifying New Lignin Bioengineering Targets: Impact of Epicatechin, Quercetin Glycoside, and Gallate Derivatives on the Lignification and Fermentation of Maize Cell Walls

(2012) John H. Grabber et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Structural Characterization of the Lignin in the Cortex and Pith of Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Stems

(2012) José C. del Río et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Identification of Grass-specific Enzyme That Acylates Monolignols withp-Coumarate

(2012) Saunia Withers et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Arogenate Dehydratase Isoenzymes Profoundly and Differentially Modulate Carbon Flux into Lignins

(2012) Oliver R. A. Corea et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Biosynthesis and incorporation of side-chain-truncated lignin monomers to reduce lignin polymerization and enhance saccharification

(2012) Aymerick Eudes et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Contribution of CoA Ligases to Benzenoid Biosynthesis in Petunia Flowers

(2012) A. Klempien et al.   PLANT CELL

A Systems Biology View of Responses to Lignin Biosynthesis Perturbations in Arabidopsis

(2012) R. Vanholme et al.   PLANT CELL

Natural Hypolignification Is Associated with Extensive Oligolignol Accumulation in Flax Stems

(2012) R. Huis et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A polymer of caffeyl alcohol in plant seeds

(2012) F. Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Multi-scale visualization and characterization of lignocellulosic plant cell wall deconstruction during thermochemical pretreatment

(2011) Shishir P. S. Chundawat et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Identification of phenolic compounds in isolated vacuoles of the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus and their interaction with vacuolar class III peroxidase: an H2O2 affair?

(2011) Federico Ferreres et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Selective lignin downregulation leads to constitutive defense response expression in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2011) Lina Gallego-Giraldo et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Chalcone synthase and its functions in plant resistance

(2011) T. T. H. Dao et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Syringyl Lignin Is Unaltered by Severe Sinapyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase Suppression in Tobacco

(2011) A. Barakate et al.   PLANT CELL

Disruption of LACCASE4 and 17 Results in Tissue-Specific Alterations to Lignification of Arabidopsis thaliana Stems

(2011) S. Berthet et al.   PLANT CELL

CCoAOMT suppression modifies lignin composition in Pinus radiata

(2011) Armin Wagner et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Biosynthesis of the Major Tetrahydroxystilbenes in Spruce, Astringin and Isorhapontin, Proceeds via Resveratrol and Is Enhanced by Fungal Infection

(2011) A. Hammerbacher et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Arabidopsis Deficient in Cutin Ferulate Encodes a Transferase Required for Feruloylation of  -Hydroxy Fatty Acids in Cutin Polyester

(2011) C. Rautengarten et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Quantification of lignin–carbohydrate linkages with high-resolution NMR spectroscopy

(2011) Mikhail Balakshin et al.   PLANTA

Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass

(2011) Chunxiang Fu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Salicylic acid mediates the reduced growth of lignin down-regulated plants

(2011) L. Gallego-Giraldo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Membrane protein complexes catalyze both 4- and 3-hydroxylation of cinnamic acid derivatives in monolignol biosynthesis

(2011) H.-C. Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Integrative Analysis of Transgenic Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Suggests New Metabolic Control Mechanisms for Monolignol Biosynthesis

(2011) Yun Lee et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Mass Spectrometry-Based Fragmentation as an Identification Tool in Lignomics

(2010) Kris Morreel et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure-based engineering of benzalacetone synthase

(2010) Yoshihiko Shimokawa et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Enhancing the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass by increasing the carboxylic acid content of the associated lignin

(2010) Seiji Nakagame et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Identifying new lignin bioengineering targets: 1. Monolignol-substitute impacts on lignin formation and cell wall fermentability

(2010) John H. Grabber et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Advances in modifying lignin for enhanced biofuel production

(2010) Blake A Simmons et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Increase in 4-Coumaryl Alcohol Units during Lignification in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Alters the Extractability and Molecular Weight of Lignin

(2010) Angela Ziebell et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Evolution of the Cinnamyl/Sinapyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase (CAD/SAD) Gene Family: The Emergence of Real Lignin is Associated with the Origin of Bona Fide CAD

(2010) Dong-Mei Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

New Insights into the Shikimate and Aromatic Amino Acids Biosynthesis Pathways in Plants

(2010) Vered Tzin et al.   Molecular Plant

Reduced wood stiffness and strength, and altered stem form, in young antisense 4CL transgenic poplars with reduced lignin contents

(2010) Steven L. Voelker et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The origin and evolution of lignin biosynthesis

(2010) Jing-Ke Weng et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Growth Reduction Associated with Repressed Lignin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Independent of Flavonoids

(2010) X. Li et al.   PLANT CELL

Over-expression of F5H in COMT-deficient Arabidopsis leads to enrichment of an unusual lignin and disruption of pollen wall formation

(2010) Jing-Ke Weng et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Engineering traditional monolignols out of lignin by concomitant up-regulation of F5H1 and down-regulation of COMT in Arabidopsis

(2010) Ruben Vanholme et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Understanding Lignification: Challenges Beyond Monolignol Biosynthesis

(2010) X. Li et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Sequencing around 5-Hydroxyconiferyl Alcohol-Derived Units in Caffeic Acid O-Methyltransferase-Deficient Poplar Lignins

(2010) F. Lu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Lignin Biosynthesis and Structure

(2010) R. Vanholme et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Mass Spectrometry-Based Sequencing of Lignin Oligomers

(2010) K. Morreel et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Irritable Walls: The Plant Extracellular Matrix and Signaling

(2010) G. J. Seifert et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Sinapate esters in brassicaceous plants: biochemistry, molecular biology, evolution and metabolic engineering

(2010) Carsten Milkowski et al.   PLANTA

ATP-binding cassette-like transporters are involved in the transport of lignin precursors across plasma and vacuolar membranes

(2010) Y.-C. Miao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Potential of Arabidopsis systems biology to advance the biofuel field

(2010) Ruben Vanholme et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biosynthesis of hydroxycinnamate conjugates: implications for sustainable biomass and biofuel production

(2010) Chang-Jun Liu   Biofuels-UK

An Enantiocomplementary Dirigent Protein for the Enantioselective Laccase-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Phenols

(2009) Benjamin Pickel et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Metabolomics for Functional Genomics, Systems Biology, and Biotechnology

(2009) Kazuki Saito et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Feruloylation in Grasses: Current and Future Perspectives

(2009) Marcia M. de O. Buanafina   Molecular Plant

Phenylpropanoid polyamine conjugate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana flower buds

(2009) Christin Fellenberg et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Metabolomics-oriented isolation and structure elucidation of 37 compounds including two anthocyanins from Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Ryo Nakabayashi et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Evolution of rosmarinic acid biosynthesis

(2009) Maike Petersen et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Hydroxycinnamates in lignification

(2009) John Ralph   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

A plant thiolase involved in benzoic acid biosynthesis and volatile benzenoid production

(2009) Alex Van Moerkercke et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

AtMetExpress Development: A Phytochemical Atlas of Arabidopsis Development

(2009) F. Matsuda et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification of an Arabidopsis Feruloyl-Coenzyme A Transferase Required for Suberin Synthesis

(2009) I. Molina et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Effects on Lignin Structure of Overexpression of Ferulate 5-Hydroxylase in Hybrid Poplar1

(2009) J. J. Stewart et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

An Aldehyde Oxidase in Developing Seeds of Arabidopsis Converts Benzaldehyde to Benzoic Acid

(2009) M. Ibdah et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Grass lignin acylation: p-coumaroyl transferase activity and cell wall characteristics of C3 and C4 grasses

(2009) Ronald D. Hatfield et al.   PLANTA

Down-regulation of four putative arabinoxylan feruloyl transferase genes from family PF02458 reduces ester-linked ferulate content in rice cell walls

(2009) Fernando Piston et al.   PLANTA

Evolution of a Novel Phenolic Pathway for Pollen Development

(2009) M. Matsuno et al.   SCIENCE

Improving Saccharification Efficiency of Alfalfa Stems Through Modification of the Terminal Stages of Monolignol Biosynthesis

(2008) Lisa A. Jackson et al.   BioEnergy Research

Coniferyl Ferulate Incorporation into Lignin Enhances the Alkaline Delignification and Enzymatic Degradation of Cell Walls

(2008) John H. Grabber et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Pretreatments to enhance the digestibility of lignocellulosic biomass

(2008) A.T.W.M. Hendriks et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Effects of Cellulose Crystallinity, Hemicellulose, and Lignin on the Enzymatic Hydrolysis ofMiscanthus sinensisto Monosaccharides

(2008) Makoto YOSHIDA et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Cell wall structural changes in wheat straw pretreated for bioethanol production

(2008) Jan B Kristensen et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Lignin engineering

(2008) R VANHOLME et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Cell wall fermentation kinetics are impacted more by lignin content and ferulate cross-linking than by lignin composition

(2008) John H Grabber et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Novel tetrahydrofuran structures derived from β–β-coupling reactions involving sinapyl acetate in Kenaf lignins

(2008) Fachuang Lu et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Mutation of a Rice Gene Encoding a Phenylalanine Biosynthetic Enzyme Results in Accumulation of Phenylalanine and Tryptophan

(2008) T. Yamada et al.   PLANT CELL

Comprehensive Flavonol Profiling and Transcriptome Coexpression Analysis Leading to Decoding Gene-Metabolite Correlations in Arabidopsis

(2008) K. Yonekura-Sakakibara et al.   PLANT CELL

Scopoletin is biosynthesized viaortho-hydroxylation of feruloyl CoA by a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase inArabidopsis thaliana

(2008) Kosuke Kai et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Metabolite annotations based on the integration of mass spectral information

(2008) Yoko Iijima et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Nature’s assembly line: biosynthesis of simple phenylpropanoids and polyketides

(2008) Oliver Yu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A BAHD acyltransferase is expressed in the tapetum of Arabidopsis anthers and is involved in the synthesis of hydroxycinnamoyl spermidines

(2008) Etienne Grienenberger et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

MS/MS spectral tag-based annotation of non-targeted profile of plant secondary metabolites

(2008) Fumio Matsuda et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Metabolome Analysis of Biosynthetic Mutants Reveals a Diversity of Metabolic Changes and Allows Identification of a Large Number of New Compounds in Arabidopsis

(2008) C. Bottcher et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Transcript and Metabolite Networks Affected by the Two Clades of Arabidopsis Glucosinolate Biosynthesis Regulators

(2008) S. Malitsky et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The role of UDP-glucose:hydroxycinnamate glucosyltransferases in phenylpropanoid metabolism and the response to UV-B radiation in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2008) Dirk Meißner et al.   PLANTA

A potential role for sinapyl p-coumarate as a radical transfer mechanism in grass lignin formation

(2008) Ronald Hatfield et al.   PLANTA