
Advances in Botanical Research
- 1st Edition, Volume 104 - July 1, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Richard Sibout
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 2 2 0 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 4 7 3 - 4
Lignin is a large phenolic polymer found in the cell wall of most land plants. Volume ABR104, provides in-depth reviews on the most recent discoveries in the field. It revisits th… Read more

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Request a sales quoteLignin is a large phenolic polymer found in the cell wall of most land plants. Volume ABR104, provides in-depth reviews on the most recent discoveries in the field. It revisits the lignin paradigm and reviews the occurrence of unconventional lignin precursors that are derived from both the monolignol biosynthetic pathway, and from other polyphenolic biosynthetic pathways. The volume encompasses the most recent data about the regulation of lignin biosynthesis in a environment of polysaccharides, the importance of oxidases, the pivotal role of feruloylation and coumaroylation of the cell wall both in the lignified stem and in the cereal grain. The volume gives an important part to the transcriptional regulation at different scales. At last, vibrational and fluorescence microscopy methods to characterize the lignin-decorated cell wall as well the most recent bioengineering approaches towards lignin modification are reviewed.
- The paradigm of lignin polymer expanded to new discovered compounds
- The fluorescence and vibrational microscopy to detect lignin and phenolics
- Spatial and timed transcriptional regulation of lignification
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Dedication
- Chapter One: Unconventional lignin monomers—Extension of the lignin paradigm
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Canonical monolignols and unconventional lignin monomers derived from the monolignol biosynthetic pathway
- 3: Lignin monomers derived from beyond the monolignol biosynthetic pathway
- 4: Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Two: Lignin synthesis and bioengineering approaches toward lignin modification
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Gene editing approaches
- 3: Lignin engineering via post-transcriptional modifications
- 4: Lignin engineering via post-translational modifications
- 5: Modification of enzymes cofactors and co-substrates
- 6: Modification of monolignols and metabolic precursors
- 7: Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Three: Glycobiology of the plant secondary cell wall dynamics
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction: Composition and occurrence of secondary cell walls
- 2: Glycosyltransferases and biosynthesis of secondary cell wall polysaccharides
- 3: Glycosylation of secondary cell wall proteins
- 4: UDP-glycosyltransferases and glycosylation of monolignols
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Four: Oxidative enzymes in lignification
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Lignin deposition depends on oxidative activity of laccases (LACs) and peroxidases (PRXs)
- 3: Activity and localization of LACs and PRXs controls lignin deposition in different cell wall regions
- 4: Assessment of candidate LACs and PRXs
- 5: Conclusions and future outlook
- References
- Chapter Five: Ferulic and coumaric acids in the cereal grain: Occurrence, biosynthesis, biological and technological functions
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Ferulic and p-coumaric acids in cereal grains: Soluble and bound hydroxycinnamic acids
- 3: Ferulic and p-coumaric acids in cereal grains: Variability in content and distribution
- 4: Biosynthesis of ferulic and p-coumaric acids, polymer acylation, cross-linkages
- 5: Biological functions in cell wall architecture and in tissue protection
- 6: Technological and nutritional impact of FA
- 7: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Six: In situ imaging of lignin and related compounds by Raman, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and fluorescence microscopy
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Data analysis
- 3: Fluorescence imaging
- 4: Raman imaging
- 5: Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic imaging
- 6: Summary
- References
- Chapter Seven: Spatio-temporal regulation of lignification
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Localization, function, and composition of the lignins in plants
- 3: Developmental regulation of lignification
- 4: Environmental regulation of lignin deposition
- 5: Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Eight: Transcriptional regulation of secondary cell wall formation and lignification
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: A semi-hierarchical transcriptional regulatory network regulates secondary cell wall formation
- 3: Much of the same, yet one of a kind: Conservation and divergence of secondary cell wall transcriptional control
- 4: Post-translational and combinatorial regulation of lignification
- 5: Conclusion and future challenges
- References
- Chapter Nine: Regulation of secondary cell wall lignification by abiotic and biotic constraints
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Objective
- 3: Transcriptional regulation of the lignin pathway
- 4: Posttranscriptional regulation of lignin biosynthesis under stress
- 5: Posttranslational regulation of lignin biosynthesis under stress
- 6: Concluding remarks
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 104
- Published: July 1, 2022
- No. of pages (Hardback): 408
- No. of pages (eBook): 408
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323912204
- eBook ISBN: 9780323914734
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