Flax Linum usitatissimum

Schaumann, A., Bruyant-Vannier, M.-P., Goubet, F., and Morvan, C. (1993) Pectic metabolism in suspension-cultured cells of flax, Linum usitatissimum. Plant Cell Physiol. 34 891-897. 

P. Lemanceau, T. Corberand, L. Gardan, X. Latour, G. Laguerre, J-M. Boeufgras, and C. Alabouvette, Effect of two plant species, flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), on the diversity of soilborne populations of fluorescent pseudomonads. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61 1004 (1995). 

Esparto (Stipa tenadssima) grass Hemp (Cannabis sativa) plants Two species of Corchorus plants Flax (Linum usitatissimum) plants Hibiscus (Hibiscus cannabinus) plants Bohemia nivea grass... 

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), alfalfa (M. L.), cotton (Gossipium spp.), onion (.Allium spp.), garlic (Allium sativum L.), proper (Capsicum annum L.), snap bean (P. vulgaris L.), maize (Zea mays L.), sesame (Sesamum indicum h.) Trap crops Abebe et al. 2005... 

K. Trummler, H. Wajant, Molecular cloning of acetone cyanohydrin lyase from flax Linum usitatissimum). Definition of a novel class of hydroxynitrile lyases./. Biol. Chem. 1997, 272, 4770-4774. 

Warrand, J., Michaud, P., Picton, L., Muller, G., Courtois, B., Ralainirina, R., and Courtois, B. 2005a. Flax (Linum usitatissimum) seed cake A potential source of high molecular weight arabinoxylans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53, 1449-1452. 

Native HNLs from bitter almonds (Prunus amygdalus), cassava (Manihot escu-lenta), millet (Sorghum bicolor), and flax (Linum usitatissimum) were repeatedly used in the synthesis of chiral cyanohydrins [39, 41, 197]. Cyanohydrins are versatile building blocks in natural product synthesis, giving organic chemists the possibility of introducing all kinds of functional groups (Fig. 38) [198]. 

DAY, A., DEHORTER, B., NEUTELINGS, G., CZESZAK, X., CHABBERT, B BELINGHERI, L., DAVID, H., Caffeoyl-coenzyme A 3-O-methyltransferase enzyme activity, protein and transcript accumulation in flax (Linum usitatissimum) stem during development., Physiol. Plant., 2001,113, 275-284. 

Ford, J.D., Fluang, K.S., Wang, Fl.B., Davin, L.B. and Lewis, N.G. (2001) Biosynthetic pathway to the cancer chemopreventive secoisolariciresinol diglucoside-hydroxymethyl glutaryl ester-linked lignan oligomers in flax Linum usitatissimum) seed. ]. Nat. Prod., 64,1388-97. 

Hano, C., Addi, M., Bensaddek, L., Cronier, D., Baltora-Rosset, S., Doussot, J., Maury, S., Mesnard, F., Chabbert, B., Hawkins, S., Laine, E. and Lamblin, F. (2006a) Differential accumulation of monolignol-derived compounds in elicited flax (Linum usitatissimum) cell suspension cultures. Planta, 223, 975-89. 

Hano, C., Martin, L, Fliniaux, O., Legrand, B., Gutierrez, L., Arroo, R.R.J., Mesnard, F., Lamblin, F. and Laine, E. (2006b) Pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductase gene expression and secoisolariciresinol diglucoside accumulation in developing flax (Linum usitatissimum) seeds. Planta, 224,1291-301. 

Different varieties of flax Linum usitatissimum) are grown for fiber and for oil. Linseed oil is well known as one of the most unsaturated vegetable oils, resulting from its high level of linolenic acid (50-60%, Table 4). As a consequence of this, it oxidizes and polymerizes very readily and is used in paints, varnishes, and inks, in the production of linoleum, and as a sealant for concrete. These uses diminished with the appearance of alternative petroleum-based products, but the natural oil is coming back into favor on environmental grounds (33). 

Weaving plant fibers is a relatively recent development in human history, apparently for technological reasons. Before our ancestors learned to spin or weave, they discovered which plants contained useful fibers and how these fibers could be extracted. According to archaeological evidence, one of the earliest plants used for fiber was flax (Linum usitatissimum). It was woven into linen at least 8000 years ago. The cultivation and uses of flax were beautifully illustrated on the walls of Egyptian tombs (Figure 7B). 

Andersen and Behrens. 1 967. A search for atrazine resistance in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). Weeds 15 85. 

Stafford, R.G. and R.N, Andersen. 1968. An inheritance study of tolerance to atrazine in a cross of flax (Linum usitatissimum... 

Much of biosynthetic work has been done with flax (Linum usitatissimum), cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus), and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). Introduction of labeled... 

Couture S, DiTommaso A, Watson A (2004) Influence of seeding depth and seedbed preparation on establishment, growth and yield of fibre flax Linum usitatissimum L.) in Eastern Canada. J Agron Crop Sci 190(3) 184-190... 

Diederichsena A, Ulrich A (2009) Variability in stem fiber content and its associatiother characteristics in 1177 flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genebank accessions. Ind Crops Prod 30(l) 33-39... 

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