Importance of Lignin Coniferaldehyde Residues for Plant Properties and Sustainable Uses

• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001242
• Publication Date: 2020-07-21T16:25:54Z
• Authors: Masanobu Yamamoto; Leonard Blaschek; Elena Subbotina; Shinya Kajita; Edouard Pesquet
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Plant Biotechnology; Växtbioteknologi; Communications; 12. Responsible consumption

Abstract Increases in coniferaldehyde content, a minor lignin residue, significantly improves the sustainable use of plant biomass for feed, pulping, and biorefinery without affecting growth yields. Herein, different analytical methods are compared validated to distinguish from other residues. It is shown that specific genetic pathways regulate amount, linkage, position within polymer each cell type. This cellular regulation offers new possibilities designing novel targeted industrial uses.