Strikingly high amount of tricin-lignin observed from vanilla (<i>Vanilla planifolia</i>) aerial roots
Mi Li, Yunqiao Pu, Xianzhi Meng, Fang Chen, Richard A. Dixon, Arthur J. Ragauskas
Abstract
The aerial roots of vanilla plant contain an strikingly high level of tricin in lignin (29.1 mg g −1 ). It will be a noteworthy feedstock for value-added chemicals and commodities to advance plant bioengineering and lignin valorization.
Topics & Concepts
TricinLigninAerial rootRaw materialChemistryCelluloseBotanyBiologyOrganic chemistryEcologyMangroveFlavonoidAntioxidantBiochemical and biochemical processesLignin and Wood ChemistryPlant Gene Expression Analysis