Abstract
Visualization of lignin in plant cell walls, with both spatial and chemical resolution, is emerging as an important tool to understand lignin's role in the plant cell wall's nanoscale architecture and to understand and design processes intended to modify the lignin. As such, this chapter reviews recent advances in advanced imaging methods with respect to lignin in plant cell walls. This review focuses on the importance of lignin detection and localization for studies in both plant biology and biotechnology. Challenges going forward to identify and delineate lignin from other plant cell wall components and to quantitatively analyze lignin in whole cell walls from native plant tissue and treated biomass are also discussed.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Lignin Valorization: Emerging Approaches |
Subtitle of host publication | RSC Energy and Environment Series, No. 19 |
Editors | Gregg T. Beckham |
Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Pages | 477-498 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Edition | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781782620426, 9781782625544, 9781782629252 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Publication series
Name | RSC Energy and Environment Series |
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Number | 19 |
Volume | 2018-January |
ISSN (Print) | 2044-0774 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2044-0782 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2018.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CH-2700-71435
Keywords
- detection
- imaging methods
- lignin
- localization
- nanoscale architecture