Table 4.
Number of genes found in MBS transcriptome, moso bamboo genome and rice genome that encode ten key enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthesis pathway.
| Enzymes | Moso bamboo | Mosobambooa | Arabidopsisa | Ricea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenylalanine amonnialyase (PAL) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| p-Coumaroylshikimate 3′-hydroxylase/Coumaroyl 3-hydroxylase (C3H) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4-Coumarate:CoA Ligas (4CL) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Ferulate 5-hydroxylase (F5H) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Caffeoyl caffeoyl - CoA 3-O-methyltransferase (CCoAOMT) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Hydroxycinnamoyl - CoA:shikimate/quinatehydroxycinnamoyltransferase (HCT) | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase (COMT) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
aThe results were cited from Peng et al. (2013).