Wilfred Vermerris

Best Publications

• Isolation and Identification of Phenolic Compounds

  Wilfred Vermerris;Ralph Nicholson

  652
  Citations

• Lignin Formation in Plants. The Dilemma of Linkage Specificity

  Ronald Hatfield;Wilfred Vermerris

  394
  Citations

• A secreted Ustilago maydis effector promotes virulence by targeting anthocyanin biosynthesis in maize

  Shigeyuki Tanaka;Thomas Brefort;Nina Neidig;Armin Djamei

  293
  Citations

• The potential of C4 grasses for cellulosic biofuel production.

  Tim van der Weijde;Claire Lessa Alvim Kamei;Andres F Torres;Wilfred Vermerris;Wilfred Vermerris

  277
  Citations

• Molecular Breeding to Enhance Ethanol Production from Corn and Sorghum Stover

  Wilfred Vermerris;Ana Saballos;Gebisa Ejeta;Nathan S. Mosier

  263
  Citations

• A candidate-gene approach to clone the sorghum Brown midrib gene encoding caffeic acid O-methyltransferase.

  S. Bout;W. Vermerris

  242
  Citations

• A genomewide analysis of the cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase family in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] identifies SbCAD2 as the brown midrib6 gene.

  Ana Saballos;Gebisa Ejeta;Emiliano Sanchez;ChulHee Kang

  230
  Citations

• Miscanthus: Genetic resources and breeding potential to enhance bioenergy production

  Wilfred Vermerris

  217
  Citations

• Genetic improvement of bioenergy crops

  Wilfred Vermerris

  208
  Citations

• Recent developments in polymers derived from industrial lignin

  Elena Ten;Wilfred Vermerris

  198
  Citations

• RNAi suppression of lignin biosynthesis in sugarcane reduces recalcitrance for biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

  Je Hyeong Jung;Walid M. Fouad;Wilfred Vermerris;Maria Gallo

  193
  Citations

• Variations in the cell wall composition of maize brown midrib mutants.

  Jane M Marita;Wilfred Vermerris;John Ralph;Ronald D Hatfield

  188
  Citations

• Allelic Association, Chemical Characterization and Saccharification Properties of brown midrib Mutants of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

  Ana Saballos;Ana Saballos;Wilfred Vermerris;Wilfred Vermerris;Loren Rivera;Gebisa Ejeta

  177
  Citations

• Genetic Resources for Maize Cell Wall Biology

  Bryan W. Penning;Charles T. Hunter;Reuben Tayengwa;Andrea L. Eveland

  176
  Citations

• Brown midrib2 (Bmr2) encodes the major 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase involved in lignin biosynthesis in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench).

  Ana Saballos;Scott E. Sattler;Emiliano Sanchez;Timothy P. Foster

  171
  Citations

• Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Substrate Specificity of a Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase

  Se-Young Jun;Steven A. Sattler;Gabriel S. Cortez;Wilfred Vermerris

  157
  Citations

• Maize Brittle stalk2 encodes a COBRA-like protein expressed in early organ development but required for tissue flexibility at maturity.

  Anoop Sindhu;Tiffany Langewisch;Anna Olek;Dilbag S. Multani

  148
  Citations

• Cellulose-based injectable hydrogel composite for pH-responsive and controllable drug delivery

  Nusheng Chen;Hui Wang;Hui Wang;Chen Ling;Wilfred Vermerris

  142
  Citations

• RNA interference suppression of lignin biosynthesis increases fermentable sugar yields for biofuel production from field-grown sugarcane.

  Je Hyeong Jung;Wilfred Vermerris;Maria Gallo;Jeffrey R. Fedenko

  140
  Citations

• Families of Phenolic Compounds and Means of Classification

  Wilfred Vermerris;Ralph Nicholson

  136
  Citations

• Lignin Nanotubes As Vehicles for Gene Delivery into Human Cells

  Elena Ten;Chen Ling;Yuan Wang;Yuan Wang;Arun Srivastava

  118
  Citations

• Survey of genomics approaches to improve bioenergy traits in maize, sorghum and sugarcane.

  Wilfred Vermerris

  117
  Citations

• Seed-specific gene activation mediated by the Cre/lox site-specific recombination system.

  J T Odell;J L Hoopes;W Vermerris

  112
  Citations

• Genomics of plant cell wall biogenesis.

  Weidong Yong;Bruce Link;Ronan O'Malley;Jagdish Tewari

  105
  Citations