A partial characterization of an autolytically solubilized cell wall glucan.

Plant physiology ·Vol. 48 ·No. 4 ·1971-10-00 ·Pages 389-93

Kivilaan A, Bandurski RS, Schulze A

Abstract

Incubation of purified cell wall fragments from corn (Zea mays) coleoptiles results in solubilization of some of the wall dry matter. The portion of the weight loss due to enzymatic autolysis is due mainly to solubilization of a glucan and, to a small extent, to liberation of free glucose. No other carbohydrate wall components or sugars other than glucose are solubilized despite the high concentrations of, for example, galactans, arabans, and xylans in the walls. The glucan has been partially characterized and found to be a lichenan-like polymer composed of 1-->3 and 1-->4 linked glucosyl units.

Authors & Affiliations

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Kivilaan A

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48823.

Bandurski R S

Schulze A

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Article Info

Journal

Plant physiology

Abbr.

Plant Physiol

ISSN

0032-0889

DOI

10.1104/pp.48.4.389

Published

1971-10-00

Pages

389-93

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0401224

PMCID

PMC396873

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