Monolignol
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monolignol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of a class of phenolic alcohols, found in plants, that take part in the biosynthesis of lignans and lignin.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of phenolic alcohols, found in plants, that take part in the biosynthesis of lignans and lignin.
Example Sentences
Given the presumed role(s) of monolignol glucosides in lignification, it was of considerable interest to next establish whether UDPG:coniferyl alcohol (CA) glucosyl-transferases exhibited any substrate stereoselectivity toward either E- or Z-monolignols.
Word Forms
- monolignols
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monolignin, lignol, oligolignan, lignan, neolignan, lignoid.
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