Benzodioxane structures are produced in lignins of transgenic poplar plants deficient in COMT, an O- methyltransferase required to produce lignin syringyl units. They result from incorporation of 5-hydroxyconiferyl alcohol into the monomer supply and confirm that phenols other than the three traditional monolignols can be integrated into plant lignins.
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