Luo J, Liu Y, Yang S, Flourat AL, Allais F, Han K (2017). Ultrafast Barrierless Photoisomerization and Strong Ultraviolet Absorption of Photoproducts in Plant Sunscreens. J Phys Chem Lett, 8:1025-1030. PubMed | DOI

Sibout R, Proost S, Hansen BO, Vaid N, Giorgi FM, Ho-Yue-Kuang S, Legée F, Cezart L, Bouchabké-Coussa O, Soulhat C, Provart N, Pasha A, Le Bris P, Roujol D, Höfte H, Jamet E, Lapierre C, Persson S, Mutwil M (2017). Expression atlas and comparative coexpression network analyses reveal important genes involved in the formation of lignified cell wall in Brachypodium distachyon. New Phytol, 215:1009-1025. PubMed | DOI

Soler M, Plasencia A, Larbat R, Pouzet C, Jauneau A, Rivas S, Pesquet E, Lapierre C, Truchet I, Grima-Pettenati J (2017). The Eucalyptus linker histone variant EgH1.3 cooperates with the transcription factor EgMYB1 to control lignin biosynthesis during wood formation. New Phytol, 213:287-299. PubMed | DOI

Van Acker R, Déjardin A, Desmet S, Hoengenaert L, Vanholme R, Morreel K, Laurans F, Kim H, Santoro N, Foster C, Goeminne G, Legée F, Lapierre C, Pilate G, Ralph J, Boerjan W (2017). Different Routes for Conifer- and Sinapaldehyde and Higher Saccharification upon Deficiency in the Dehydrogenase CAD1. Plant Physiol, 175:1018-1039. PubMed | DOI

Voxeur A, Soubigou-Taconnat L, Legée F, Sakai K, Antelme S, Durand-Tardif M, Lapierre C, Sibout R (2017). Altered lignification in mur1-1 a mutant deficient in GDP-L-fucose synthesis with reduced RG-II cross linking. PLoS One, 12:e0184820. PubMed | DOI

Zhang M, Lapierre C, Nouxman NL, Nieuwoudt MK, Smith BG, Chavan RR, Mcardle BH, Harris PJ (2017). Location and characterization of lignin in tracheid cell walls of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) compression woods. Plant Physiol Biochem, 118:187-198. PubMed | DOI

Baker LA, Horbury MD, Greenough SE, Allais F, Walsh PS, Habershon S, Stavros VG (2016). Ultrafast Photoprotecting Sunscreens in Natural Plants. J Phys Chem Lett, 7:56-61. PubMed | DOI

Broussard O, Petit M, Elie N, Baumberger S, Arnaud A, Ducrot PH, Allais F (2016). Monitoring of free phenol content in lignosulfonates by ClO2 titration and UV difference spectroscopy. Holzforschung, 70:719-724. PubMed | DOI

Hollande L, Jaufurally A, Ducrot PH, Allais F (2016). ADMET polymerization of biobased monomers deriving from syringaresinol. RSC Advances, 6:44297-44304. PubMed | DOI

Ho-Yue-Kuang S, Alvarado C, Antelme S, Bouchet B, Cézard L, Le Bris P, Legée F, Maia-Grondard A, Yoshinaga A, Saulnier L, Guillon F, Sibout R, Lapierre C, Chateigner-Boutin AL (2016). Mutation in Brachypodium caffeic acid O-methyltransferase 6 alters stem and grain lignins and improves straw saccharification without deteriorating grain quality. J Exp Bot, 67:227-237. PubMed | DOI

Jaufurally AS, Teixeira ARS, Hollande L, Allais F, Ducrot PH (2016). Optimization of the Laccase-Catalyzed Synthesis of (±)-Syringaresinol and Study of its Thermal and Antiradical Activities. ChemistrySelect, 1:5165-5171. PubMed | DOI

Peru AA, Flourat AL, Gunawan C, Raverty W, Jevric M, Greatrex BW, Allais F (2016). Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis of Chiral Epoxides Ethyl and Methyl (S)-3-(Oxiran-2-yl)propanoates from Renewable Levoglucosenone: An Access to Enantiopure (S)-Dairy Lactone. Molecules, 21:DOI:10.3390/molecules21080988. PubMed | DOI

Plasencia A, Soler M, Dupas A, Ladouce N, Silva-Martins G, Martinez Y, Lapierre C, Franche C, Truchet I, Grima-Pettenati J (2016). Eucalyptus hairy roots, a fast, efficient and versatile tool to explore function and expression of genes involved in wood formation. Plant Biotechnol J, 14:1381-1393. PubMed | DOI

Reano AF, Pion F, Domenek S, Ducrot PH, Allais F (2016). Chemo-enzymatic preparation and characterization of renewable oligomers with bisguaiacol moieties: promising sustainable antiradical/antioxidant additives. Green Chemistry, 18:3334-3345. PubMed | DOI

Sibout R, Le Bris P, Legée F, Cézard L, Renault H, Lapierre C (2016). Structural Redesigning Arabidopsis Lignins into Alkali-Soluble Lignins through the Expression of p-Coumaroyl-CoA:Monolignol Transferase PMT. Plant Physiol, 170:1358-1366. PubMed | DOI

Teixeira AR, Flourat AL, Peru AA, Brunissen F, Allais F (2016). Lipase-Catalyzed Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation of Cellulose-Derived Levoglucosenone into (S)-gamma-Hydroxymethyl-alpha,beta-Butenolide: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology. Front Chem, 4:16. PubMed | DOI

Aguié-Béghin V, Foulon L, Soto P, Crônier D, Corti E, Legée F, Cézard L, Chabbert B, Maillard MN, Huijgen WJ, Baumberger S (2015). Use of food and packaging model matrices to investigate the antioxidant properties of biorefinery grass lignins. J Agric Food Chem, 63:10022-10031. PubMed | DOI

Barbara I, Flourat A, Allais F (2015). Renewable polymers derived from ferulic acid and biobased diols via ADMET. European Polymer Journal, 62:236-243. PubMed | DOI

Bensussan M, Lefebvre V, Ducamp A, Trouverie J, Gineau E, Fortabat MN, Guillebaux A, Baldy A, Naquin D, Herbette S, Lapierre C, Mouille G, Horlow C, Durand-Tardif M (2015). Suppression of Dwarf and irregular xylem Phenotypes Generates Low-Acetylated Biomass Lines in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol, 168:452-463. PubMed | DOI

Burge G, Flourat A, Pollet B, Spinnler H, Allais F (2015). 3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) quantification by HPLC using a synthetic acrolein-free 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde system as analytical standard. RSC Advances, 5:92619-92627. PubMed | DOI

Burge G, Saulou-Berion C, Moussa M, Pollet B, Flourat A, Allais F, Athes V, Spinnler HE (2015). Diversity of Lactobacillus reuteri Strains in Converting Glycerol into 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid. Appl Biochem Biotechnol, 177:923-939. PubMed | DOI

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