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Importance of Lignin Coniferaldehyde Residues for Plant Properties and Sustainable Uses.

ChemSusChem (2020-07-22)
Masanobu Yamamoto, Leonard Blaschek, Elena Subbotina, Shinya Kajita, Edouard Pesquet
ABSTRACT

Increases in coniferaldehyde content, a minor lignin residue, significantly improves the sustainable use of plant biomass for feed, pulping, and biorefinery without affecting plant growth and yields. Herein, different analytical methods are compared and validated to distinguish coniferaldehyde from other lignin residues. It is shown that specific genetic pathways regulate amount, linkage, and position of coniferaldehyde within the lignin polymer for each cell type. This specific cellular regulation offers new possibilities for designing plant lignin for novel and targeted industrial uses.

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