Cottyn B, Rivard M, Majira A, Beauhaire J, Allais F, Martens T, Baumberger S, Ducrot PH (2015). Comparative electrochemical study on monolignols and dimers relevant for the comprehension of the lignification process. Phytochemistry Letters, 13:280-285. PubMed | DOI

Dulermo T, Coze F, Virolle MJ, Méchin V, Baumberger S, Froissard M (2015). Bioconversion of agricultural lignocellulosic residues into branched-chain fatty acids usingStreptomyces lividans. Ocl, 23:A202. PubMed | DOI

Flourat AL, Peru AaM, Teixeira ARS, Brunissen F, Allais F (2015). Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of key intermediates (S)-?-hydroxymethyl-?,?-butenolide and (S)-?-hydroxymethyl-?-butyrolactone via lipase-mediated Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of levoglucosenone. Green Chemistry, 17:404-412. PubMed | DOI

Oulame M, Pion F, Allauddin S, Raju K, Ducrot P, Allais F (2015). Renewable alternating aliphatic-aromatic poly(ester-urethane)s prepared from ferulic acid and bio-based diols. European Polymer Journal, 63:186-193. PubMed | DOI

Wang Y, Bouchabké-Coussa O, Le Bris P, Antelme S, Soulhat C, Gineau E, Dalmais M, Bendahmane A, Morin H, Mouille G, Legée F, Cézard L, Lapierre C, Sibout R (2015). LACCASE5 is required for lignification of the Brachypodium distachyon Culm. Plant Physiol, 168:192-204. PubMed | DOI

Chazal R, Robert P, Durand S, Devaux MF, Saulnier L, Lapierre C, Guillon F (2014). Investigating lignin key features in maize lignocelluloses using infrared spectroscopy. Appl Spectrosc, 68:1342-1347. PubMed | DOI

Marriott PE, Sibout R, Lapierre C, Fangel JU, Willats WG, Höfte H, Gomez LD, Mcqueen-Mason SJ (2014). Range of cell-wall alterations enhance saccharification in Brachypodium distachyon mutants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 111:14601-14606. PubMed | DOI

Méchin V, Laluc A, Legée F, Cézard L, Denoue D, Barriere Y, Lapierre C (2014). Impact of the brown-midrib bm5 mutation on maize lignins. J Agric Food Chem, 62:5102-5107. PubMed | DOI

Petrik DL, Karlen SD, Cass CL, Padmakshan D, Lu F, Liu S, Le Bris P, Antelme S, Santoro N, Wilkerson CG, Sibout R, Lapierre C, Ralph J, Sedbrook JC (2014). p-Coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase (PMT) acts specifically in the lignin biosynthetic pathway in Brachypodium distachyon. Plant J, 77:713-726. PubMed | DOI

Pion F, Ducrot PH, Allais F (2014). Renewable Alternating Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyesters Derived from Biobased Ferulic Acid, Diols, and Diacids: Sustainable Polymers with Tunable Thermal Properties. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 215:431-439. PubMed | DOI

Sipponen M, Laakso S, Baumberger S (2014). Impact of ball milling on maize (Zea mays L.) stem structural components and on enzymatic hydrolysis of carbohydrates. Industrial Crops and Products, 61:130-136. PubMed | DOI

Timpano H, Sibout R, Devaux MF, Alvarado C, Looten R, Falourd X, Pontoire B, Martin M, Legée F, Cézard L, Lapierre C, Badel E, Citerne S, Vernhettes S, Höfte H, Guillon F, Gonneau M (2014). Brachypodium Cell Wall Mutant with Enhanced Saccharification Potential Despite Increased Lignin Content. BioEnergy Research, 8:53-67. PubMed | DOI

Van Acker R, Leple JC, Aerts D, Storme V, Goeminne G, Ivens B, Legée F, Lapierre C, Piens K, Van Montagu MC, Santoro N, Foster CE, Ralph J, Soetaert W, Pilate G, Boerjan W (2014). Improved saccharification and ethanol yield from field-grown transgenic poplar deficient in cinnamoyl-CoA reductase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 111:845-850. PubMed | DOI

Barriere Y, Chavigneau H, Delaunay S, Courtial A, Bosio M, Lassagne H, Derory J, Lapierre C, Méchin V, Tatout C (2013). Different mutations in the ZmCAD2 gene underlie the maize brown-midrib1 (bm1) phenotype with similar effects on lignin characteristics and have potential interest for bioenergy production. Maydica, 58:6-20. PubMed | DOI

Bouvier D'yvoire M, Bouchabké-Coussa O, Voorend W, Antelme S, Cézard L, Legée F, Le Bris P, Legay S, Whitehead C, Mcqueen-Mason SJ, Gomez LD, Jouanin L, Lapierre C, Sibout R (2013). Disrupting the cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase 1 gene (BdCAD1) leads to altered lignification and improved saccharification in Brachypodium distachyon. Plant J, 73:496-508. PubMed | DOI

Caderby E, Baumberger S, Hoareau W, Fargues C, Decloux M, Maillard MN (2013). Sugar cane stillage: a potential source of natural antioxidants. J Agric Food Chem, 61:11494-11501. PubMed | DOI

Dalmais M, Antelme S, Ho-Yue-Kuang S, Wang Y, Darracq O, D'yvoire MB, Cézard L, Legée F, Blondet E, Oria N, Troadec C, Brunaud V, Jouanin L, Höfte H, Bendahmane A, Lapierre C, Sibout R (2013). A TILLING Platform for Functional Genomics in Brachypodium distachyon. PLoS One, 8:e65503. PubMed | DOI

Domenek S, Louaifi A, Guinault A, Baumberger S (2013). Potential of Lignins as Antioxidant Additive in Active Biodegradable Packaging Materials. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 21:692-701. PubMed | DOI

Frerot B, Delle-Vedove R, Beaudoin-Ollivier L, Zagatti P, Ducrot PH, Grison C, Hossaert M, Petit E (2013). Fragrant legs in Paysandisia archon males (Lepidoptera, Castniidae). Chemoecology, 23:137-142. PubMed | DOI

Mouterde LMM, Flourat AL, Cannet MMM, Ducrot PH, Allais F (2013). Chemoenzymatic Total Synthesis of a Naturally Occurring (5-5')/(8'-O-4") Dehydrotrimer of Ferulic Acid. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013:173-179. PubMed | DOI

Pion F, Reano AF, Ducrot PH, Allais F (2013). Chemo-enzymatic preparation of new bio-based bis- and trisphenols: new versatile building blocks for polymer chemistry. RSC Advances, 3:8988. PubMed | DOI

Reynaud C, Tapin-Lingua S, Elegir G, Petit-Conil M, Baumberger S (2013). Enhancement of hydrophobicity of kraft pulp via a laccase-lauryl gallate treatment. Journal of Science & Technology for Forest Products and Processes, 3:33-38. PubMed | DOI

Reynaud C, Tapin-Lingua S, Elegir G, Petit-Conil M, Baumberger S (2013). Hydrophobic properties conferred to Kraft pulp by a laccase-catalysed treatment with lauryl gallate. J Biotechnol, 167:302-308. PubMed | DOI

Schumacher J, Gautier A, Morgant G, Studt L, Ducrot PH, Le Pecheur P, Azeddine S, Fillinger S, Leroux P, Tudzynski B, Viaud M (2013). A functional bikaverin biosynthesis gene cluster in rare strains of Botrytis cinerea is positively controlled by VELVET. PLoS One, 8:e53729. PubMed | DOI

Sipponen MH, Lapierre C, Méchin V, Baumberger S (2013). Isolation of structurally distinct lignin-carbohydrate fractions from maize stem by sequential alkaline extractions and endoglucanase treatment. Bioresour Technol, 133:522-528. PubMed | DOI

Zhang Y, Legay S, Barriere Y, Méchin V, Legland D (2013). Color quantification of stained maize stem section describes lignin spatial distribution within the whole stem. J Agric Food Chem, 61:3186-3192. PubMed | DOI

Chapelle A, Morreel K, Vanholme R, Le Bris P, Morin H, Lapierre C, Boerjan W, Jouanin L, Demont-Caulet N (2012). Impact of the absence of stem-specific beta-glucosidases on lignin and monolignols. Plant Physiol, 160:1204-1217. PubMed | DOI

Eudes A, George A, Mukerjee P, Kim JS, Pollet B, Benke PI, Yang F, Mitra P, Sun L, Cetinkol OP, Chabout S, Mouille G, Soubigou-Taconnat L, Balzergue S, Singh S, Holmes BM, Mukhopadhyay A, Keasling JD, Simmons BA, Lapierre C, Ralph J, Loque D (2012). Biosynthesis and incorporation of side-chain-truncated lignin monomers to reduce lignin polymerization and enhance saccharification. Plant Biotechnol J, 10:609-620. PubMed | DOI

Fornale S, Capellades M, Encina A, Wang K, Irar S, Lapierre C, Ruel K, Joseleau JP, Berenguer J, Puigdomenech P, Rigau J, Caparros-Ruiz D (2012). Altered lignin biosynthesis improves cellulosic bioethanol production in transgenic maize plants down-regulated for cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase. Mol Plant, 5:817-830. PubMed | DOI

Khandal D, Mikus PY, Dole P, Bliard C, Soulestin J, Lacrampe MF, Baumberger S, Coqueret X (2012). Tailoring the properties of thermoplastic starch by blending with cinnamyl alcohol and radiation processing: An insight into the competitive grafting and scission reactions. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 81:986-990. PubMed | DOI

Naseer S, Lee Y, Lapierre C, Franke R, Nawrath C, Geldner N (2012). Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 109:10101-10106. PubMed | DOI

Pion F, Ducrot P, Allais F (2012). Biorenewable copolyesters derived from a biobased carbohydrate and lignin. Polymer Preprints, 53:264. PubMed | DOI

Richet N, Afif D, Tozo K, Pollet B, Maillard P, Huber F, Priault P, Banvoy J, Gross P, Dizengremel P, Lapierre C, Perre P, Cabane M (2012). Elevated CO2 and/or ozone modify lignification in the wood of poplars (Populus tremula x alba). J Exp Bot, 63:4291-4301. PubMed | DOI

Allais F, Lancelot A, Pion F, Mazeau K, Méry S, Ducrot P (2011). Synthesis, molecular modeling and characterization of new polyphenolic dendronized polymers via ROMP. Polymer Preprints, 52:379. PubMed | DOI

Barakate A, Stephens J, Goldie A, Hunter WN, Marshall D, Hancock RD, Lapierre C, Morreel K, Boerjan W, Halpin C (2011). Syringyl lignin is unaltered by severe sinapyl alcohol dehydrogenase suppression in tobacco. Plant Cell, 23:4492-4506. PubMed | DOI

Berthet S, Demont-Caulet N, Pollet B, Bidzinski P, Cézard L, Le Bris P, Borrega N, Herve J, Blondet E, Balzergue S, Lapierre C, Jouanin L (2011). Disruption of LACCASE4 and 17 results in tissue-specific alterations to lignification of Arabidopsis thaliana stems. Plant Cell, 23:1124-1137. PubMed | DOI

Bouxin F, Baumberger S, Renault JH, Dole P (2011). Study of a specific lignin model: gamma-oxidation and how it influences the hydrolysis efficiency of alcohol-aldehyde dehydrogenation copolymers. Bioresour Technol, 102:5567-5573. PubMed | DOI

Cottyn B, Kollmann A, Waffo-Teguo P, Ducrot PH (2011). Rationalization and in vitro modeling of the chemical mechanisms of the enzymatic oxidation of phenolic compounds in planta: from flavonols and stilbenoids to lignins. Chemistry, 17:7282-7287. PubMed | DOI

Culhaoglu T, Zheng D, Méchin V, Baumberger S (2011). Adaptation of the Carrez procedure for the purification of ferulic and p-coumaric acids released from lignocellulosic biomass prior to LC/MS analysis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci, 879:3017-3022. PubMed | DOI

Ducrot PH, Allais F, Pla T (2011). An Access to Chiral ?-Benzyl-?-butyrolactones and Its Application to the Synthesis of Enantiopure (+)-Secoisolariciresinol, (-)-Secoisolariciresinol, and (-)-Enterolactone. Synthesis, 2011:1456-1464. PubMed | DOI

Heiss-Blanquet S, Zheng D, Lopes Ferreira N, Lapierre C, Baumberger S (2011). Effect of pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw on cell wall composition, hydrophobicity and cellulase adsorption. Bioresour Technol, 102:5938-5946. PubMed | DOI

Louaifi A, Guinault A, Domenek S, Ducruet V, Baumberger S (2011). Valorisation of industrial lignon as additive with antioxidiant properties in PLA. Italian Journal of Food Science, 23:142-145. PubMed | DOI

Richet N, Afif D, Huber F, Pollet B, Banvoy J, El Zein R, Lapierre C, Dizengremel P, Perre P, Cabane M (2011). Cellulose and lignin biosynthesis is altered by ozone in wood of hybrid poplar (Populus tremula x alba). J Exp Bot, 62:3575-3586. PubMed | DOI

Tamasloukht B, Wong Quai Lam MS, Martinez Y, Tozo K, Barbier O, Jourda C, Jauneau A, Borderies G, Balzergue S, Renou JP, Huguet S, Martinant JP, Tatout C, Lapierre C, Barriere Y, Goffner D, Pichon M (2011). Characterization of a cinnamoyl-CoA reductase 1 (CCR1) mutant in maize: effects on lignification, fibre development, and global gene expression. J Exp Bot, 62:3837-3848. PubMed | DOI

Thévenin J, Pollet B, Letarnec B, Saulnier L, Gissot L, Maia-Grondard A, Lapierre C, Jouanin L (2011). The simultaneous repression of CCR and CAD, two enzymes of the lignin biosynthetic pathway, results in sterility and dwarfism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol Plant, 4:70-82. PubMed | DOI

Zhang Y, Culhaoglu T, Pollet B, Melin C, Denoue D, Barriere Y, Baumberger S, Méchin V (2011). Impact of lignin structure and cell wall reticulation on maize cell wall degradability. J Agric Food Chem, 59:10129-10135. PubMed | DOI

Bouxin F, Baumberger S, Pollet B, Haudrechy A, Renault JH, Dole P (2010). Acidolysis of a lignin model: investigation of heterogeneous catalysis using Montmorillonite clay. Bioresour Technol, 101:736-744. PubMed | DOI

Demont-Caulet N, Lapierre C, Jouanin L, Baumberger S, Méchin V (2010). Arabidopsis peroxidase-catalyzed copolymerization of coniferyl and sinapyl alcohols: kinetics of an endwise process. Phytochemistry, 71:1673-1683. PubMed | DOI

Ducrot PH, Allais F (2010). Stereoselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Dodoneine. Synthesis, 2010:1649-1653. PubMed | DOI

Ducrot PH, Allais F, Aouhansou M, Majira A (2010). Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Rugulactone, an ?-Pyrone from Cryptocarya rugulosa. Synthesis, 2010:2787-2793. PubMed | DOI