English

Noun

monolignol ‎(plural monolignols)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of phenolic alcohols, found in plants, that take part in the biosynthesis of lignans and lignin.
   • 2012, Richard W. Hemingway, Plant Polyphenols: Synthesis, Properties, Significance:

     Given the presumed role(s) of monolignol glucosides in lignification, it was of considerable interest to next establish whether UDPG:coniferyl alcohol (CA) glucosyl-transferases exhibited any substrate stereoselectivity toward either E- or Z-monolignols.