Open AccessThe Biochemistry and Structural Biology of Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction
Author(s) -
Harry J. Gilbert
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.110.156646
Subject(s) - cell wall , polysaccharide , monosaccharide , carbon fibers , chemistry , deconstruction (building) , enzyme , botany , biochemistry , biology , materials science , ecology , composite number , composite material
The cell walls of plants are the most abundant source of organic carbon on the planet. This photosynthetically fixed carbon is recycled by microbial enzymes that convert cell wall polysaccharides to monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, a process that is of biological and industrial importance ([
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