Table II.
Analysis of lignin-derived monomers by thioacidolysis
| Line | Total Yield | G/S/5-OH G |
|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 1,996 | 53/46.5/0.5 |
| 1,830 | 55/44.5/0.5 | |
| 1,810 | 52/47.5/0.5 | |
| CAD J40 | 1,555* | 67/32.6/0.4* |
| 1,441* | 65/34.6/0.4* | |
| 1,428* | 67/32.7/0.3* | |
| COMT B10 | 1,289* | 85/10/5* |
| 1,269* | 85/10/5* | |
| 1,222* | 83/10/7* | |
| ♂B10 × ♀J40 | 1,787 | 52/47.5/0.5 |
| 1,732 | 54/45.4/0.6 | |
| 1,778 | 59/40.2/0.8 |
Thioacidolysis was performed on extract-free xylem cell wall material from mature plants of the parental and ♂B10 × ♀J40 cross. The total yield and relative frequency in G, S, and 5-OH G monomers were determined for three clonal plants per line. The se between duplicate thioacidolysis experiments run on the same sample is lower than 5%. An asterisk indicates data that are significantly different (P < 0.05) from data of wild-type plants as determined by the Student's t test.