Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) symbiosis occurs between obligate biotrophic fungi of the
phylum Glomeromycota and most land plants. The exchange of nutrients between host …

Very-long-chain fatty acids (ie, fatty acids with more than 18 carbon atoms; VLCFA) are
important molecules that play crucial physiological and structural roles in plants. VLCFA are …

Plant stature and development are governed by cell proliferation and directed cell growth.
These parameters are determined largely by cell wall characteristics. Cellulose microfibrils …

The plasma membrane (PM) is the biological membrane that separates the interior of all
cells from the outside. The PM is constituted of a huge diversity of proteins and lipids. In this …

Sterols, which are isoprenoid derivatives, are structural components of biological
membranes. Special attention is now being given not only to their structure and function, but …

Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) are undoubtedly one of the most complex families of
macromolecules found in plants, perhaps matched only by the polyphenolics (lignins/cutins …

Arabinogalactan proteins is an umbrella term applied to a highly diverse class of cell surface
glycoproteins, many of which contain glycosylphosphatidylinositol lipid anchors. The …

Plant cuticles contain, beside cutin (Chapters 2 and 3), wax as the second major chemical
component. Cuticular wax plays pivotal physiological and ecological roles in the interactions …

Sphingolipids and their phosphorylated derivatives are ubiquitous bio-active components of
cells. They are structural elements in the lipid bilayer and contribute to the dynamic nature of …

Plant epidermal cells dedicate more than half of their lipid metabolism to the synthesis of
cuticular lipids, which seal and protect the plant shoot. The cuticle is made up of a cutin …