Lignins

Biosynthesis, Biodegradation and Bioengineering

Audience
Postgraduates and researchers in plant sciences, including botany, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, plant pathology, virology, entomology, and molecular biology

Hardbound, 440 Pages

Published: June 2012

Imprint: Academic Press

ISBN: 978-0-12-416023-1

Contents

  • 1. Field Trials with Lignin-Modified Transgenic Trees

    Gilles Pilate, Annabelle Dejardin, Jean-Charles Leple

    2. Lignification and Lignin Manipulations in Conifers

    Armin Wagner, Donaldson L, Ralph J

    3. Molecular Biology of Lignification in Grasses

    Richard Sibout, Michael Harrington, Marek Mutwil, Yves Barrière

    4. Cytochrome P450s in Lignin Biosynthesis

    Juergen Ehlting, Annette Alber

    5. What Role for Plant Laccases in Lignin Polymerization?

    Lise Jouanin, Serge Berthet, Johanne Thevenin, Davy Baratiny, Nathalie Demont-Caulet, Isabelle Debeaujon, Przemyslaw Bidzinski, Jean-Charles Leple, Rudy Huis, Simon Hawkins, Leonardo-D Gomez, Catherine Lapierre

    6. Transcriptional Regulation of the Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway Revisited: New Players and Insights

    Jacqueline Grima Pettenati, Marçal Soler, Eduardo Leal O. Camargo, Hua Wang

    7. Lignins and Abiotic Stresses

    Mireille Cabané, Dany Afif, Simon Hawkins

    8. Fungal Strategies for Lignin Degradation

    Jean Claude Sigoillot, Jean-Guy Berrin, Mathieu Bey, Laurence Lesage-Meessen, Anthony Levasseur, Anne Lomascolo, Eric Record, Eva Uzan-Boukhris

    9. Evolutionary History of Lignins

    Federico Pomar, Alfonso Ros Barceló, Esther Novo-Uzal, Laura V Gómez Ros, Jose M Espiñeira

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