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Fachuang Lu
Researcher at South China University of Technology
Publications - 156
Citations - 13352
Fachuang Lu is an academic researcher from South China University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lignin & Monolignol. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 146 publications receiving 11308 citations. Previous affiliations of Fachuang Lu include Agricultural Research Service & United States Department of Agriculture.
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Lignins: Natural polymers from oxidative coupling of 4-hydroxyphenyl- propanoids
John Ralph,Knut Lundquist,Gösta Brunow,Fachuang Lu,Hoon Kim,Paul F. Schatz,Jane M. Marita,Ronald D. Hatfield,Sally A. Ralph,Jorgen Holst Christensen,Wout Boerjan +10 more
TL;DR: A recent challenge to the currently accepted theory of chemically controlled lignification, attempting to bring lignin into line with more organized biopolymers such as proteins, is logically inconsistent with the most basic details of the structure.
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Whole plant cell wall characterization using solution-state 2D NMR
TL;DR: This protocol describes procedures for the preparation and extraction of a biological plant tissue, and presents data that demonstrate the utility of this new NMR whole cell wall characterization procedure with a variety of degradative methods traditionally used for cell wall compositional analysis.
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Multi-scale visualization and characterization of lignocellulosic plant cell wall deconstruction during thermochemical pretreatment
Shishir P. S. Chundawat,Shishir P. S. Chundawat,Bryon S. Donohoe,Leonardo da Costa Sousa,Thomas Elder,Umesh P. Agarwal,Fachuang Lu,Fachuang Lu,John Ralph,John Ralph,Michael E. Himmel,Venkatesh Balan,Venkatesh Balan,Bruce E. Dale,Bruce E. Dale +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, a promising thermochemical pretreatment called ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) overcomes the native recalcitrance of cell walls through subtle morphological and physicochemical changes that enhance cellulase accessibility without extracting lignin and hemicelluloses into separate liquid streams.
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Discovery of Lignin in Seaweed Reveals Convergent Evolution of Cell-Wall Architecture
Patrick T. Martone,José M. Estevez,Fachuang Lu,Fachuang Lu,Katia Ruel,Mark W. Denny,Chris Somerville,Chris Somerville,John Ralph,John Ralph +9 more
TL;DR: The discovery of secondary walls and lignin within cells of the intertidal red alga Calliarthron cheilosporioides raises many questions about the convergent or deeply conserved evolutionary history of these traits, given that red algae and vascular plants probably diverged more than 1 billion years ago.
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Non-degradative dissolution and acetylation of ball-milled plant cell walls: high-resolution solution-state NMR.
Fachuang Lu,John Ralph +1 more
TL;DR: Two solvent systems for fully dissolving, and optionally derivatizing, finely ground plant cell wall material at room temperature are described: dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and TBAF or N-methylimidazole (NMI).