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The formation of lignin in the cell wall of compression wood of Pinus thunbergii was examined by selective radio-labeling of specific structural units in the lignin and visualization of the label in the different morphological regions by microautoradiography. Deposition of lignin in the tracheid cell wall of compression wood occurred in the order: p-hydroxyphenyl, guaiacyl and syringyl lignin, which is the same order as observed in normal wood. However, the period of lignification in the compression wood was quite different from those of normal and opposite woods. The p-hydroxyphenyl units were deposited mainly in the early stage of cell wall formation in compound middle lamella in normal and opposite woods, while in compression wood, they were formed in both the compound middle lamella and the secondary wall. The most intensive lignification was observed during the formation of the S2 layer, proceeding from the outer to inner S2 layers for a long period in compression wood. In the normal or opposite woods, in contrast, the lignification became active after formation of S3 had begun, then proceeded uniformly in the secondary wall and ended after a short period.
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Fukushima, K., Terashima, N. Heterogeneity in formation of lignin. Wood Sci.Technol. 25, 371–381 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226177
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226177