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Smp1-3 Insight Into Seed Longevity, Taylor Lloyd
Molecular And Chemical Dissection Of Cellulose Biosynthesis In Plants, Darby M. Harris
Molecular And Chemical Dissection Of Cellulose Biosynthesis In Plants, Darby M. Harris
Theses and Dissertations--Plant and Soil Sciences
Plant cell walls are complex structures that must not only constrain cellular turgor pressure but also allow for structural modification during the dynamic processes of cell division and anisotropic expansion. Cell walls are composed of highly glycosylated proteins and polysaccharides, including pectin, hemicellulose and cellulose. The primary cell wall polysaccharide is cellulose, a polymer composed of high molecular weight !- 1,4-glucan chains. Although cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, there is still a lot to learn about its biosynthesis and regulation. This research began by applying a variety of analytical techniques in an attempt to understand differences in …