Clean Technology
Hibiscus Cannabinus Feruloyl-Coa: Monolignol Transferase
WARF: P120103US02
Inventors: John Ralph, Saunia Withers, Curtis Wilkerson, Shawn Mansfield
The Invention
The invention relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding a feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase and feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes. The isolated nucleic acids and/or the enzymes enable incorporation of monolignol ferulates into the lignin of plants, where such monolignol ferulates include, for example, p-coumaryl ferulate, coniferyl ferulate, and/or sinapyl ferulate. The invention also includes methods and plants that include nucleic acids encoding a feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzyme and/or feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes.
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