Plant BiologyJournal of the American Chemical SocietyPeer-reviewed
Precursor-Dependent Routing of Aromatic Amino Acids Determines Lignin Structure in Grasses by Sensitivity-Enhanced Solid-State NMR
Priya Sahu, Debkumar Debnath, Peng Xiao…·Tuo Wang
This paper uses isotope labeling and solid-state NMR to show how phenylalanine and tyrosine contribute differently to lignin structure in grasses, revealing tyrosine as a compensatory pathway.
DOI 10.1021/jacs.6c02462