Characterization of the last step of lignin biosynthesis in Zinnia elegans suspension cell cultures
- 7 July 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 580 (18) , 4311-4316
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2006.06.088
Abstract
The last step of lignin biosynthesis in Zinnia elegans suspension cell cultures (SCCs) catalyzed by peroxidase (ZePrx) has been characterized. The k3 values shown by ZePrx for the three monolignols revealed that sinapyl alcohol was the best substrate, and were proportional to their oxido/reduction potentials, signifying that these reactions are driven exclusively by redox thermodynamic forces. Feeding experiments demonstrate that cell wall lignification in SCCs is controlled by the rate of supply of H2O2. The results also showed that sites for monolignol β-O-4 cross-coupling in cell walls may be saturated, suggesting that the growth of the lineal lignin macromolecule is not infiniteKeywords
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