Open AccessThe Lure of Lignin: Deciphering High-value Lignin Formation in Seed Coats
Author(s) -
Brendan M. O’Leary
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.20.00858
Subject(s) - lignin , cellulosic ethanol , cellulose , biomass (ecology) , chemistry , cell wall , botany , organic chemistry , pulp and paper industry , biology , biochemistry , agronomy , engineering
Lignin is a major functional component of plant secondary cell walls and the second most abundant biological polymer on Earth after cellulose. Understanding the biosynthesis of lignin has huge practical implications because lignin is a major by-product of processes that use cellulosic biomass for
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