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Electron tomography of cryo-immobilized plant tissue: a novel approach to studying 3D macromolecular architecture of mature plant cell walls in situ.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Sarkar Purbasha, Bosneaga Elena, Yap Edgar G, Das Jyotirmoy, Tsai Wen-Ting, Cabal Angelo, Neuhaus Erica, Maji Dolonchampa, Kumar Shailabh, Joo Michael, Yakovlev Sergey, Csencsits Roseann, Yu Zeyun, Bajaj Chandrajit, Downing Kenneth H, Auer Manfred
Abstract excerpt
Cost-effective production of lignocellulosic biofuel requires efficient breakdown of cell walls present in plant biomass to retrieve the wall polysaccharides for fermentation. In-depth knowledge of plant cell wall composition is therefore essential for improving the fuel production process. The precise spatial three-dimensional (3D) organization of cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin and lignin within plant cell...
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