The plant cell wall methods and protocols zoe popper springer. Methods and protocols, experts in the field describe detailed methods which are currently being applied to investigate the many aspects of the plant cell wall including its structure, biochemical composition, and metabolism. The volume bridges the gap between the biochemistryoriented cell wall literature and the new technologydriven approaches. Plant cell walls are composed of complex carbohydrates, proteins, phenolic compounds, and inorganic ions, all of which play functional roles. The plant cell wall, volume 2 is a fourchapter text that covers the botanical aspects of cell wall. In this online lecture, usama qamar explains inter part 1 chapter 4 the cell. The book delves into a range of techniques involving plant tissue culture, which can be applied to investigating cell wall structure and metabolism, methods directed towards structural analysis and occurrence of carbohydrates, the development and. Plant cell walls is a textbook for upperlevel undergraduates and graduate students, as well as a professionallevel reference book. The book delves into a range of techniques involving plant tissue culture, which can be applied to investigating cell wall structure and metabolism, methods. The book is intended for academic and professional scientists working in the area of plant biology as well as material chemists and engineers, and food scientists who define new ways to use cell walls.
The book delves into a range of techniques involving plant tissue culture, which can be applied to investigating cell wall structure and metabolism, methods directed towards structural analysis and occurrence of carbohydrates, the development and use of microscopybased tools and techniques, procedures which measure the physical properties of the wall, and methods based on the application of molecular genetic approaches. Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic cellular structures essential for plant growth, development, physiology and adaptation. The main components of the plant cell wall involve different polymers including polysaccharides, proteins, aromatic substances, and also water and ions. It incorporates the advances of molecular biology and the identification of a rapidly growing number of genes and the proteins responsible for plant wall synthesis, restructuring, and degradation. It incorporates the advances of molecular biology and the. By agreement with the publisher, this book is accessible by the search feature, but cannot be browsed.
This book specifically discusses the cell types and cell walls in vascular plants, as well as the classification and constitution of cell wall. Plant cell wall patterning and cell shape wiley online books. Cellulose 1,4foglucan and callose 1,3foglucan are synthesized in the plasma membrane, while other polysaccharides are synthesized in the golgi. This volume provides an overview of the key advances in our understanding of plant cell walls over the last decade. The plant cell wall molecular biology of the cell ncbi bookshelf. It incorporates the advances of molecular biology and the identification of a rapidly growing number of genes and the proteins responsible for plant wall synthesis, restructuring, and. Building a plant cell wall at a glance journal of cell science. Particularly, the different biomechanical properties of the plant cell wall are mainly defined by the content of the polymers cellulose, hemicelulloses and pectins and their interactions 2. This book specifically discusses the cell types and cell walls in vascular plants, as well as the classification and constitution of.
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