4-Coumarate 3-hydroxylase in the lignin biosynthesis pathway is a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase

4-Coumarate 3-hydroxylase in the lignin biosynthesis pathway is a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase

Lignin biosynthesis in higher plants relies upon a 3-hydroxylation reaction that can occur via shikimate esters of 4-coumarate. Here, Barros et al. define an alternative biosynthetic pathway via cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase that can catalyze direct 3-hydroxylation of 4-coumarate.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jaime Barros, Luis Escamilla-Trevino, Luhua Song, Xiaolan Rao, Juan Carlos Serrani-Yarce, Maite Docampo Palacios, Nancy Engle, Feroza K. Choudhury, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Barney J. Venables, Ron Mittler, Richard A. Dixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10082-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10082-7

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