The three-dimensional structures of the pectic polysaccharides

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 37-55

  Pérez, Serge ^a   Mazeau, Karim ^a   Hervé du Penhoat, Catherine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

3D structure; Arabinogalactan; Cell wall; Molecular modelling; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Pectins; Rhamnogalacturonan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034025372     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(00)00169-8     Document Type: Review

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