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Science 30 April 1965:
Vol. 148. no. 3670, pp. 595 - 600
DOI: 10.1126/science.148.3670.595
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Lignin: Its Constitution and Formation from p-Hydroxycinnamyl Alcohols

Lignin is duplicated by dehydrogenation of these alcohols; intermediates explain formation and structure

Karl Freudenberg 1

1 University of Heidelberg, Forschungsinstitut für die Chemie des Holzes und der Polysaccharide, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität, Tiergartenstraße

The conversion of p-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols and their glucosides into lignin is illustrated in vitro and in vivo for spruce.


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