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. 2018 Nov 15;20(3):309–322. doi: 10.1111/mpp.12755

Table 3.

Determination of the main G, S and H thioacidolysis monomers released by the lignin of extract‐free mature stems.

Treatment Line Thioacidolysis yield (μmol/g extract‐free sample) G/S molar ratio
G S H Total
Mock Wild‐type 203.1 ± 0.0b 74.0 ± 0.0a 2.0 ± 0.0 252.2 ± 33.9b 3.15 ± 0.05a
OE plant 225.6 ± 0.0a 77.2 ± 0.0a 2.2 ± 0.0 314.0 ± 30.8a 2.71 ± 0.21a
Inoculated Wild‐type 62.0 ± 1.5d 35.8 ± 0.2b 1.3 ± 0.0 99.1 ± 1.8c 1.64 ± 0.20b
OE plant 176.4 ± 16.5c 77.9 ± 11.7a 1.9 ± 0.6 256.1 ± 28.9b 2.28 ± 0.13a
ΔLignin Wild‐type −69.5% −51.6% −60.7%
OE plant −21.8% +0.9% −18.4%

The data are the mean ± standard error (SE) of three independent biological replications, and different letters in the same column share a significant difference (P < 0.05) (Duncan’s multiple range test). ΔLignin = (Inoculated − Mock)/Mock. OE, overexpressing.