Preliminary evidence for sinapyl acetate as a lignin monomer in kenaf

Fachuang Lu; John Ralph

doi:10.1039/b109876d

Preliminary evidence for sinapyl acetate as a lignin monomer in kenaf

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Jan 7:(1):90-1. doi: 10.1039/b109876d.

Authors

Fachuang Lu¹, John Ralph

Affiliation

¹ US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS, 1925 Linden Drive West, Madison, WI 53706, USA. FachuangLu@facstaff.wisc.edu

PMID: 12120325
DOI: 10.1039/b109876d

Abstract

9-Acetylated syringyl 8-8-linked dehydrodimers are degradation products released from kenaf lignins, implicating sinapyl acetate as a lignin precursor.