Peroxidase-dependent cross-linking reactions of p-hydroxycinnamates in plant cell walls

John Ralph1, Mirko Bunzel2, Jane M. Marita1, Ronald D. Hatfield3, Fachuang Lu1, Hoon Kim1, Paul F. Schatz3, John H. Grabber3, Hans Steinhart2
1U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 1925 Linden Drive West, Madison, WI, 53706, U.S.A
2Institute of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
3U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Madison, U.S.A

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