Open AccessBeyond the Green: Understanding the Evolutionary Puzzle of Plant and Algal Cell Walls
Author(s) -
Zoë A. Popper,
Maria G. Tuohy
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.110.158055
Subject(s) - cell wall , biology , photosynthesis , botany , polysaccharide , biochemistry
[Niklas (2000)][1] defined plants as “photosynthetic eukaryotes,” thereby including brown, red, and green macroalgae and microalgae. These groups share several features, including the presence of a complex, dynamic, and polysaccharide-rich cell wall. Cell walls in eukaryotes are thought to have
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