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Phenylpropanoid Metabolism: Biosynthesis of Monolignols, Lignans and Neolignans, Lignins and Suberins

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Part of the book series: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry ((RAPT,volume 26))

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During the growth and development of vascular plants, specific phenylpropanoid metabolites differentially accumulate in particular tissues and/or cells of specialized function(s). Examples include the deposition of lignins in xylem tissue and vascular bundles and suberins in suberized cells, the accumulation of flavonoids in vacuolar and sometimes in wall compartments, and the ester attachment of hydroxycinnamic acids to arabinoxylans in the cell wall. Many of these metabolites confer unique properties to particular tissues or cells without which the competitive survival of vascular plants would be severely, if not fatally, compromised.

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Davin, L.B., Lewis, N.G. (1992). Phenylpropanoid Metabolism: Biosynthesis of Monolignols, Lignans and Neolignans, Lignins and Suberins. In: Stafford, H.A., Ibrahim, R.K. (eds) Phenolic Metabolism in Plants. Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, vol 26. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3430-3_11

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