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2007 Articles
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| A Comparative Study of Alfala and Medicago truncatula Stem Traits: Morphology, Chemical Composition, and Ruminal Digestibility | Schnurr, J.; Jung, H-J.; Samac, D. Crop Sci.2007,47, 1672–1680. |  |
| Alfalfa Leaf Protein and Stem Cell Wall Polysaccharide Yields under Hay and Biomass Management Systems | Lamb, J. F. S.; Jung, H-J.; Sheaffer, C.; Samac, D. Crop Sci.2007,47, 1407–1415. | |
| Cross-linking of arabinoxylans via 8-8-coupled diferulates as demonstrated by isolation and identification of diarabinosyl 8-8(cyclic)-dehydrodiferulate from maize bran | Bunzela, M.; Allerdingsa, E.; Ralph, J.; Steinharta, H. J. Cereal Sci.in press | |
| Breaking Down Walls—Basic research on plant cell walls promises to boost not only dairy efficiency, but biofuels production as well. | Peabody, E. Agric. Res.2007,55(4), 4–8. | |
| Exploring lignification in conifers by silencing hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:shikimate hydroxycinnamoyltransferase in Pinus radiata | Wagner, A.; Ralph, J.; Akiyama, T.; Flint, H.; Phillips, L.; Torr, K.; Nanayakkara, B.; Te Kiri. L. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.2007,104 (28), 11856–11861. | |
| Exploring lignification in conifers by silencing hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:shikimate hydroxycinnamoyltransferase in Pinus radiata | Supplemental Information | |
2006 Articles
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| What makes a good monolignol substitute? | Ralph, J. In The Science and Lore of the Plant Cell Wall: Biosynthesis, Structure and Function; Hayashi, Takahisa, Ed.; Brown Walker Press: Boca Raton, LA, 2006; pp 285–293. | |
| Bag Silo Densities and Losses | Muck, R.; Holmes, B. Trans. Am. Soc. Anim. Biol. Eng.2006,49 (5), 1277–1284. | |
| Lignification: Are lignins biosynthesized via sample combinatorial chemistry or via proteinaceous control and template replication? | Ralph, J.; Brunow, G. In Polyphenols Communications 2006, XXIII International Conference on Polyphenols, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, August 22–25, 2006; Groupe Polyphenols: Bordeaux, France, 2006; pp 27–28; abstract no. O1. | |
| Lignification in transgenics deficient in 4-coumarate 3-hydroxylase (C3H) or the associated hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT) | Ralph, J.; et al. In Polyphenols Communications 2006; XXIII International Conference on Polyphenols, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, August 22–25, 2006; Groupe Polyphenols: Bordeaux, France, 2006; pp 75–76; abstract no. O26. | |
| NMR Characterization of Lignins Isolated from Fruit and Vegetable Insoluble Dietary Fiber | Bunzel, M.; Ralph, J. J. Agric. Food Chem.2006,54, 8352–8361. | |
| Structural Identification of Dehydrotriferulic and Dehydrotetraferulic Acids Isolated from Insoluble Maize Bran Fiber | Bunzel, M.; Ralph, J.; Brüning, P.; Steinhart, H. J. Agric. Food Chem.2006,54, 6409–6418. | |
| Non-enzymatic reduction of quinone methides during oxidative coupling of monolignols: implications for the origin of benzyl structures in lignins | Holmgren, A.; Brunow, G.; Henriksson, G.; Zhang, L.; Ralph, J. Org. Biomol. Chem.2006,4, 3456–3461. | |
| Polyphenol Oxidase and o-Diphenols Inhibit Postharvest Proteolysis in Red Clover and Alfalfa | Sullivan, M. L.; Hatfield, R. D. Crop Sci.2006,46, 662–670. | |
| Synthesis and identification of 2,5-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-tetrahydrofuran-3,4-dicarboxylic acid, an unanticipated ferulate 8-8-coupling product acylating cereal plant cell walls | Schatz, P. F.; Ralph, J.; Lu, F.; Guzeid, A.; Bunzele, M. Org. Biomol. Chem.2006,4, 2801–2806. | |
| Synthesis and identification of 2,5-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-tetrahydrofuran-3,4-dicarboxylic acid, an unanticipated ferulate 8-8-coupling product acylating cereal plant cell walls | Supplementary Information: (1) synthetic details, (2) X-ray crystal structure of 4C2-Ac | |
| Genetical metabolomics of flavonoid biosynthesis in Populus: a case study | Morreel1, K.; Goeminne1, G.; Storme1, V.; Sterck1, L.; Ralph, J.; et al. Plant J.2006,47 (2), 224–237. | |
| Isolation and structural identification of complex feruloylated heteroxylen side-chains from maize bran | Allerdings, A.; Ralph, J.; Steinhart, H.; Bunzel, M. Phytochem.2006,67, 1276–1286. | |
| Spring Yield and Silage Characteristics of Kura Clover, Winter Wheat, and in Mixtures | Contreras-Govea, F. E. ;Albrecht, K. A.; Muck, R. E. Agronomy J.2006,98 (3), 781–787. | |
| Cloning, molecular characterization, and expression analysis of several red clover cDNAs | Sullivan, M. L.; Thoma, S. L. Can. J. Plant Sci.2006,86, 465–468. | |
| Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) | Sullivan, M. L.; Quesenberry, K. H. In Agrobacterium Protocols, 2nd ed.; Wang, K., Ed.; Methods of Molecular Biology, Vol. 343; Humana Press: Totowa, NJ, 2006; Vol. 1, Chapter 31, pp 369–383. | |
| NMR Studies on the Occurence of Spirodienone Structures in Lignins | Zhang, L.; Gellerstedt, G.; Ralph, J.; Lu, F. J. Wood Chem. Tech.2006,26, 65–79. | |
| Effects of Coumarate 3-Hydroxylase Down-regulation on Lignin Structure | Ralph, J.; et al. J. Biol. Chem.2006,281 (13), 8843–8853. | |
2005 Articles
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| Can Lignin Be Accurately Measured? | __,_ (_), _–_. | |
| Structural elucidation of new ferulic acid-containing phenolic dimers and trimers isolated from maize bran | Bunzel, M.; Ralph, J.; Funka, C.; Steinhart, H. Tetrahedron Lett.2005,46, 5845–5850. | |
| Association of non-starch polysaccharides and ferulic acid in grain amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus L.) dietary fiber | Bunzel1, M.; Ralph, J.; Steinhart, H. Mol. Nutr. Food Res.2005,49, 551–559. | |
| Elucidation of new pathways in normal and perturbed lignification | Ralph, J. In Proceedings of the 59th Appita Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, May 16–19, 2005; Appita: Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 2005; pp 3–13; oral paper no. 1D22. | |
| Novel β–β-structures in lignins incorporating acylated monolignols | Lu, F.; Ralph, J. In Proceedings of the 59th Appita Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, May 16–19, 2005; Appita: Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 2005; pp 233–237; poster paper no. 42. | |
| How Do Lignin Composition, Structure, and Cross-linking Affect Degradability? A Review of Cell Wall Model Studies | Grabber, J. Crop Sci.2005,45, 820–831. | |
| Simplified Preparation of Coniferyl and Sinapyl Alcohols | Kim, H.; Ralph, J. J. Agric. Food Chem.2005,53, 3693–3695. | |
| Isolation and structural characterisation of 8–O–4/8–O–4- and 8–8/8–O–4-coupled dehydrotriferulic acids from maize bran | Funk, C.; Ralph, J.; Steinhart, H.; Bunzel, M. Phytochemistry2005,66, 363–371. | |
| Isolation and structural identification of diarabinosyl 8-O-4-dehydrodiferulate from maize bran insoluble fibre | Allerdings, E.; Ralph, J.; Schatz, P.; Gniechwitz, D.; Steinhart, H.; Bunzel, M. Phytochemistry2005,66, 113–124. | |
2004 Articles
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| Lactic Acid Bacteria Used in Inoculants for Silage as Probiotics for Ruminants | Weinberg, Z.; Muck, R.; Weimer, P.; Chen, Y.; Gamburg, M. In Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol.2004,118 (1–3), 1–10; Proceedings From the International Conference on the Interface of Chemistry and Biology, Trivandrum, India, April 28–30, 2003; Mulchandani, A.; Pandey, A.; Larroche, C., Eds. | |
| Degradation of lucerne stem cell walls by five rumen bacterial species | Jung, H.; Engels, F.; Weimer, P. Neth. J. Agric. Sci. (Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences)2004,52 (1), 11–28. | |
| Phenolic Profiling of Caffeic Acid O-Methyltransferase-Deficient Poplar Reveals Novel Benzodioxane Oligolignols | Morreel, K.; Ralph, J.; Lu, F.; et al. Plant Physiol.2004,136 (4), 4023–4036. | |
| Profiling of Oligolignols Reveals Monolignol Coupling Conditions in Lignifying Poplar Xylem | Moreel, K.; Ralph, J.; Kim, H.; Lu, F.; et al. Plat Physiol.2004,136, 3537–3549. | |
| Lignins: Natural polymers from oxidative coupling of 4-hydroxyphenylpropanoids | Ralph, J.; Lundquist, K.; Brunow, G.; Lu, F.; Kim, H.; Schatz, P.; Marita, J.; Hatfield, R.; et al. Phytochem. Rev.2004,3, 29–60. | |
| Peroxidase-dependent cross-linking reactions of p-hydroxycinnamates in plant cell walls | __,_, _–_. | |
| Cloning and Characterization of Red Clover Polyphenol Oxidase cDNAs and Expression of Active Protein in Escherichia coli and Transgenic Alfalfa | __,_, _–_. | |
| Lignins and Ferulate-Coniferyl Alcohol Cross-Coupling Products in Cereal Grains | __,_, _–_. | |
| Preparation and relevance of a cross-coupling product between sinapyl alcohol and sinapyl p-hydroxybenzoate | __,_, _–_. | |
| Phenolic Compounds as Cross-Links of Plant Derived Polysaccharides | __,_, _–_. | |
| Cryoprobe 3D NMR of acetylated ball-milled pine cell walls | __,_, _–_. | |
| Molecular Phenotyping of the pal1 and pal2 Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana Reveals Far-Reaching Consequences on Phenylpropanoid, Amino Acid, and Carbohydrate Metabolism | __,_, _–_. | |
| Genetic variation in red clover for rumen protein degradability | __,_, _–_. | |
| Effect of Low Level Monensin Supplementation on the Production of Dairy Cows Fed Alfalfa Silage | __,_, _–_. | |
| Effect of Low Level Monensin Supplementation on the Production of Dairy Cows Fed Alfalfa Silage | __,_, _–_. | |
| Effect of Inhibitor Concentration and End-Product Accumulation on Estimates of Ruminal in Vitro Protein Degradation | __,_, _–_. | |
| Effect of Molasses Supplementation on the Production of Lactating Dairy Cows Fed Diets Based on Alfalfa and Corn Silage | __,_, _–_. | |
| Effects of Corn Silage Inaculants on Aerobic Stability | __,_, _–_. | |
| The gel-forming polysaccharide of psyllium husk | __,_, _–_. | |
| Structural Characterization of Lignin during Pinus taeda Wood Treatment with Ceriporiopsis subvermispora | __,_, _–_. | |
| Crop–Livestock Interactions in the West African Drylands | __,_, _–_. | |
| Comparison of the Acetyl Bromide Spectrophotometric Method with Other Analytical Lignin Methods for Determining Lignin Concentration in Forage Samples | __,_, _–_. | |
| Albusin B, Bacteriocin from the Ruminal Bacterium Ruminococcus albus 7 That Inhibits Growth of Ruminococcus flavefaciens | __,_, _–_. | |
| Laboratory Assessment of Bunker Silo Density Part II: Whole-Plant Corn | Savoie, P.; Muck, R.; Holmes, B. Appl. Eng. Agric.2004,20 (2), 165–171. | |
| Laboratory Assessment of Bunker Silo Density Part I: Alfalfa and Grass | Muck, R.; Savoie, P.; Holmes, B. Appl. Eng. Agric.2004,20 (2), 157–164. | |
| Genetic and molecular basis of grass cell wall biosynthesis and degradability. II. Lessons from brown-midrib mutants | Barrière, Y.; Ralph, J.; Méchin, V.; Guillaumie, S.; Grabber, J.; et al. C. R. Biologies2004,327, 847–860. | |
| Genetic and molecular basis of grass cell wall biosynthesis and degradability. II. Lessons from brown-midrib mutants | __,_, _–_. | |
| Genetic and molecular basis of grass cell-wall degradability. I. Lignin–cell wall matrix interactions | Grabber, J.; Ralph, J.; Lapierre, C.; Barrière, Y. C. R. Biologies2004,327, 455–465. | |
| Signatures of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase deficiency of popular lignins | __,_, _–_. | |
| Cloning of Red Clover and Alfalfa Polyphenol Oxidase Genes and Expression of Active Enzymes in Transgenic Alfalfa | __,_, _–_. | |