A new mini-review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines how environmental factors, particularly ...

This new research explored the origin and evolution of the biochemical machinery that builds lignin, a structural component ...

If the lignin content of plants can be reduced, it should be easier to turn woody plant mass into ethanol, glucose or other potential products of microbial metabolism. To that end, there has been ...

Researchers have developed lignin-based jet fuel to store hydrogen in a stable liquid form, revolutionizing sustainable ...

Specialised cell type Animal or plant cell? Function Features of cell ... salts Cells are strengthened with a hard substance called lignin to withstand changes in pressure of water ...

Dead cells are joined end to end to form a continuous tube. They have no cytoplasm. Their walls contain lignin for strengthening. Phloem cell They transport sugars, amino acids, other substances ...

The biopolymer lignin is a natural component of plant cells that is produced in large quantities as a by-product of paper ...