Heterogeneity in the chemistry, structure and function of plant cell walls

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 724-732

  Burton, Rachel A ^a   Gidley, Michael J ^b   Fincher, Geoffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CELLULOSE; GLUCAN 1,3 BETA GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCAN 1,4 BETA GLUCOSIDASE; HETEROXYLAN DERIVATIVE; LIGNIN; MANNAN; NONCELLULOSIC POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOGLUCAN DERIVATIVE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; PLANT CELLS; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 77956908128     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.439     Document Type: Review

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