In situ, chemical and macromolecular study of the composition of Arabidopsis thaliana seed coat mucilage

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 984-999

  Macquet, Audrey ^a   Ralet, Marie Christine ^b   Kronenberger, Jocelyne ^a   Marion Poll, Annie ^a   North, Helen M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cellulose; Pectin; Rhamnogalacturonan I; Seed mucilage

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; ANTIBODY; CARBOHYDRATE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; STAINING;

ADHESIVES; ANTIBODIES; ARABIDOPSIS; CARBOHYDRATES; SEEDS; STAINING AND LABELING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 34547697002     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcm068     Document Type: Article

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