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Site of Phenylalanine Ammonia–Lyase Activity and Synthesis of Lignin during Xylem Differentiation

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Differentiating xylem can probably synthesize lignin from phenylalanine without a supply of precursors from cambium.

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RUBERY, P., NORTHCOTE, D. Site of Phenylalanine Ammonia–Lyase Activity and Synthesis of Lignin during Xylem Differentiation. Nature 219, 1230–1234 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2191230a0

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