The invention relates to nucleic acids encoding a p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase and to inhibitory nucleic acids adapted to inhibit the expression and/or translation of a p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase RNA. Inhibition of p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase in plants improves the incorporation of monolignol ferulates into the lignin of plants, giving rise to plant biomass that is more easily processed into useful products such as paper and biofuels.
该发明涉及编码p-香豆酰
辅酶A:单
木质素转移酶的核酸,以及适用于抑制p-香豆酰
辅酶A:单
木质素转移酶RNA表达和/或翻译的抑制性核酸。在植物中抑制p-香豆酰
辅酶A:单
木质素转移酶可改善单
木质素酰基的
纤维素中的结合,使得植物
生物质更容易加工成纸张和
生物燃料等有用产品。