A phenol-enriched cuticle is ancestral to lignin evolution in land plants
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14713
Abstract: Lignin, one of the most abundant biopolymers on Earth, derives from the plant phenolic metabolism. It appeared upon terrestrialization and is thought critical for plant colonization of land. Early diverging land plants do not form… read more here.
Keywords: phenol enriched; enriched cuticle; lignin; land plants ... See more keywords