Patent ID: 11959089
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 16:
17. A method of increasing production of C-lignin in a plant, the method comprising:
providing a plant having one or more cells comprising the recombinant polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein the recombinant polynucleotide is integrated into the genome of the one or more cells or housed on a vector in the one or more cells, such that the recombinant polynucleotide is expressed in the one or more plant cells; and
growing said plant in the presence of caffeyl alcohol, wherein the recombinant polynucleotide is overexpressed in the plant relative to a wild-type plant, such that the plant produces C-lignin, wherein the caffeyl alcohol is externally provided, is synthesized by the plant, or both.