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Lignin (1321 bytes)
1: '''Lignin''' is a [[chemical compound]] that is an integral...
3: ... compound]]s through the phenylpropanoid pathway. Lignin [[polymer]]s are cross-connected structures with ...
5: ...type of lignin (such as lignosulfonates and kraft lignins) used in industry depends upon the method that w...
8: *[http://www.lignin.info/whatis.html What is Lignin?]
9: ...pathway/map/map00940.html Biosynthesis pathway of lignin]

Kraft process (410 bytes)
1: ...droxide]] and [[sodium sulfide]] to extract the [[lignin]] from the wood fiber in large vats called [[dige...

Sclerenchyma (517 bytes)
1: ...lled '''[[sclereid]]s''', both of which contain [[lignin]]. The cells are dead at maturity, and they are p...

Cellulose (2393 bytes)
6: ...living terrestrial biomass (Crawford, R. L. 1981. Lignin biodegradation and transformation, John Wiley and...

Humic acid (807 bytes)
1: ...[[decomposition]] of plant material, especially [[lignin]]. Humic acid is dark brown and is a major const...

Woody plant (708 bytes)
1: ...marily composed of structured [[cellulose]] and [[lignin]], and features a vascular, or circulatory, syste...

Suberin (2622 bytes)
17: ...eam reactions with [[lignin]] [[biosynthesis]]. [[Lignin]] and suberin are the only known biological [[pol...

Traralgon, Victoria (802 bytes)
9: ...ng this was a picturesque agricultural town. The lignin decompositon lakes at the local paper mill also c...

Wood pulp (5169 bytes)
14: ... yellow in time, because of the binding material, lignin, in the pulp.
15: ...breaking the wood fibres. The fluid that contains lignin and other dissolved material is then dried and us...
17: ...|fungi]] that are able to break down the unwanted lignin, but not the cellulose fibres. This could have ma...
29: ...also be a major source of pollution, containing [[lignins]] from the trees, high biological oxygen demand ...

Plant cell (1181 bytes)
4: ...[cellulose]] and [[protein]], and in many cases [[lignin]], and deposited by the protoplast on the outside...

Leaf mold (1099 bytes)
3: Due to the slow decaying nature of their [[lignin]] (cellulose) content, [[autumn]] leaves break do...

Petrified wood (1467 bytes)
2: ...nerals in the plant's cells and as the plant's [[lignin]] and [[cellulose]] decays away, a [[rock (geolog...

Vitrinite (1923 bytes)
3: ...s|diagenetically]] by the thermal alteration of [[lignin]] and [[cellulose]] in plant cell walls. It is th...

Diagenesis (1998 bytes)
9: ...[[lipid]]s, [[protein]]s, [[carbohydrate]]s and [[lignin]]-[[Humus|humic]] compounds) break down due to th...

Coir (4600 bytes)
4: ...heir walls. Mature brown coir fibres contain more lignin and less cellulose than fibres such as [[flax]] a...

Carboniferous (4805 bytes)
55: ...n|evolved]] that could effectively digest the new lignin. It has also been observed that the extensive bur...

Jute (2330 bytes)
3: ...primarily of the plant materials [[cellulose]], [[lignin]], and [[pectin]]. Both the fiber and the plant ...

Polysaccharide (2606 bytes)
17: ...om [[cellulose]]. Wood is largely cellulose and [[lignin]], while [[paper]] and [[cotton]] are nearly pure...

Kapok (2617 bytes)
17: ...ded by a fluffy, yellowish fibre that is a mix of lignin and cellulose. The process of harvesting and sepa...

Dryad's Saddle (3154 bytes)
22: .... It is especially interesting as it can digest [[lignin]].

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