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

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 724-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel A Burton ◽  
Michael J Gidley ◽  
Geoffrey B Fincher
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Plant Cell Walls ◽  
And Function

Structure and Function of Plant Cell Walls

1988 ◽  
pp. 297-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTONY BACIC ◽  
PHILIP J. HARRIS ◽  
BRUCE A. STONE
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Plant Cell Walls ◽  
And Function

Plant Cell Walls as Dietary Fibre: Range, Structure, Processing and Function

1996 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon J McDougall ◽  
Ian M Morrison ◽  
Derek Stewart ◽  
John R Hillman
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell ◽  
Dietary Fibre ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Plant Cell Walls ◽  
And Function

Exploration of cell wall architecture with the rapid-freeze deep-etch technique

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 128-129
Author(s):  
Béatrice Satiat-Jeunemaitre ◽  
Chris Hawes
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Molecular Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Secretory Activity ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Molecular Architecture ◽  
Plant Cell Walls

The comprehension of the molecular architecture of plant cell walls is one of the best examples in cell biology which illustrates how developments in microscopy have extended the frontiers of a topic. Indeed from the first electron microscope observation of cell walls it has become apparent that our understanding of wall structure has advanced hand in hand with improvements in the technology of specimen preparation for electron microscopy. Cell walls are sub-cellular compartments outside the peripheral plasma membrane, the construction of which depends on a complex cellular biosynthetic and secretory activity (1). They are composed of interwoven polymers, synthesised independently, which together perform a number of varied functions. Biochemical studies have provided us with much data on the varied molecular composition of plant cell walls. However, the detailed intermolecular relationships and the three dimensional arrangement of the polymers in situ remains a mystery. The difficulty in establishing a general molecular model for plant cell walls is also complicated by the vast diversity in wall composition among plant species.

Wheat cell walls and constituent polysaccharides induce similar microbiota profiles upon in vitro fermentation despite different short chain fatty acid end-product levels.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyi Lu ◽  
Deirdre Mikkelsen ◽  
Hong Yao ◽  
Barbara Williams ◽  
Bernadine Flanagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Plant Cell ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Plant Cell Walls ◽  
Human Gut ◽  
In Vitro Fermentation

Plant cell walls as well as their component polysaccharides in foods can be utilized to alter and maintain a beneficial human gut microbiota, but it is not known whether the...

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