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Abnormal lignin in a loblolly pine mutant

J Ralph1, J J MacKay, R D Hatfield

  • 1U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Madison, WI 53706-1108, USA. jralph@facstaff.wisc.edu

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 11, 1997
PubMed
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Mutant pine trees with altered lignin biosynthesis produced novel lignin structures, incorporating dihydroconiferyl alcohol. Despite significant changes, these pines exhibited normal growth, suggesting lignin composition can vary without impairing essential functions.

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Area of Science:

  • Plant Biochemistry
  • Forest Genetics
  • Wood Science

Background:

  • Lignin biosynthesis in pines (Pinus taeda L.) primarily involves coniferyl alcohol.
  • Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.1.1.195) is crucial for converting coniferaldehyde to coniferyl alcohol.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the lignin composition in loblolly pine mutants deficient in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase.
  • To determine the functional implications of altered lignin structure on pine growth.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of lignin composition in genetically modified loblolly pine.
  • Quantification of monomeric units and aldehydes in mutant and normal pine lignin.

Main Results:

  • Mutant pines showed a significant increase in dihydroconiferyl alcohol (approx. 30%) as a major lignin component.
Keywords:
Non-programmatic

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  • Elevated levels of various aldehydes, including novel 2-methoxybenzaldehydes, were observed in the mutant lignin.
  • Normal growth was maintained in mutant pines despite substantial lignin compositional variations.

    • Conclusions:

    • Loblolly pine can tolerate extensive alterations in lignin structure.
    • The essential functions of lignin are not necessarily disrupted by significant variations in its composition within a species.
    • Dihydroconiferyl alcohol can be incorporated into lignin, forming novel structures.