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HC<br />

C H 2<br />

CH<br />

OH<br />

HC<br />

C H 2<br />

CH<br />

OH<br />

CH 3<br />

O OCH 3<br />

CH 3<br />

O<br />

O<br />

C 6<br />

H 11<br />

O 5<br />

O<br />

C 6<br />

H 11<br />

O 5<br />

Fig. 11: Lignin monomer; coniferine (left) and syringine (right).<br />

Lignins result from the oxidative polymerization of three phenolic alcohols.<br />

Biosynthesis of these alcohols is carried out in one sequence of enzyme-induced stages.<br />

From aromatic aminoacid (phenylalanine, PhAla) comes the double bond CH=CH and<br />

then, hydroxyl groups -OH are introduced into the aromatic nucleus. Lastly,<br />

transformation of these groups in methoxylic substituents supervenes.<br />

In the course of this process, three principal acids are formed, esterified, and reduced<br />

to phenolic al<strong>de</strong>hy<strong>de</strong>s or alcohols.<br />

The formulae of these alcohols follow [Lin et al.]:<br />

CH 2<br />

OH<br />

CH<br />

CH<br />

CH 2<br />

OH<br />

CH<br />

CH<br />

CH 2<br />

OH<br />

CH<br />

CH<br />

OMe<br />

MeO<br />

OMe<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

1 2 3<br />

Fig. 12: Formulae of three principal lignin alcohols. 1: 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-ol<br />

(alcohol coumaryle), 2: 3-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-ol (alcohol coniferyle),<br />

3: 3-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-ol (alcohol sinapyle).<br />

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