Pectin: Cell biology and prospects for functional analysis

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 9-27

  Willats, William G T ^a   Mccartney, Lesley ^a   Mackie, William ^a   Knox, J Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Homogalacturonan; Pectin; Pectinases; Polysaccharide; Rhamnogalacturonan

Indexed keywords

CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; GALACTURONAN; GALACTURONIC ACID; MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE; PECTIN; PECTINESTERASE; PLANT CELL;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; ENZYMES; ESTERIFICATION; POLYSACCHARIDES;

MATRIX PROPERTIES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PECTINS; PLANTS; POLYGALACTURONASE;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0034870301     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010662911148     Document Type: Review

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