THE RESISTANT BIOPOLYMER IN CELL-WALLS OF COELASTRUM-SPHAERICUM

Authors
RODRIGUEZ MC CEREZO AS
Citation
Mc. Rodriguez et As. Cerezo, THE RESISTANT BIOPOLYMER IN CELL-WALLS OF COELASTRUM-SPHAERICUM, Phytochemistry, 43(4), 1996, pp. 731-734
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
43
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
731 - 734
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1996)43:4<731:TRBICO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The resistant 'polymer' in the trilaminar sheath of Coelastrum sphaeri cum is a complex formed by three different types of biopolymers, a hyd rophobic aliphatic network mainly composed of polymethylenic chains wi th amido groups, together with smaller amounts of cellulose and protei ns. The composition of the hydrophobic polymer is close to that of alg aenan of other trilaminar layer-containing species. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd