Primary structure of glycans by NMR spectroscopy

C Fontana, G Widmalm - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Glycans, carbohydrate molecules in the realm of biology, are present as biomedically
important glycoconjugates and a characteristic aspect is that their structures in many …

The versatile world of cellulose-based materials in healthcare: from production to applications

N Chandel, K Jain, A Jain, T Raj, AK Patel… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose is the most abundant natural biopolymer that can be extracted directly from plants
using various treatments (alkalis, acids, ultrasonic or enzymatic treatments) or produced by …

[HTML][HTML] Woody plant cell walls: Fundamentals and utilization

W Li, YCJ Lin, YL Chen, C Zhou, S Li, N De Ridder… - Molecular Plant, 2024 - cell.com
Cell walls in plants, particularly forest trees, are the major carbon sink of the terrestrial
ecosystem. Chemical and biosynthetic features of plant cell walls were revealed early on …

How many glucan chains form plant cellulose microfibrils? A mini review

DJ Cosgrove, P Dupree, ED Gomez… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Assessing the number of glucan chains in cellulose microfibrils (CMFs) is crucial for
understanding their structure–property relationships and interactions within plant cell walls …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-electron tomography of the onion cell wall shows bimodally oriented cellulose fibers and reticulated homogalacturonan networks

WJ Nicolas, F Fäßler, P Dutka, FKM Schur, G Jensen… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
One hallmark of plant cells is their cell wall. They protect cells against the environment and
high turgor and mediate morphogenesis through the dynamics of their mechanical and …

[HTML][HTML] Production, Purification, and Characterization of a Cellulase from Paenibacillus elgii

CT Doan, TN Tran, TP Pham, TTT Tran, BP Truong… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cellulases are one of the most essential natural factors for cellulose degradation and, thus,
have attracted significant interest for various applications. In this study, a cellulase from …

Polysaccharide assemblies in fungal and plant cell walls explored by solid-state NMR

LD Fernando, W Zhao, I Gautam, A Ankur, T Wang - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Structural analysis of macromolecular complexes within their natural cellular environment
presents a significant challenge. Recent applications of solid-state NMR (ssNMR) …

Current limitations of solid-state NMR in carbohydrate and cell wall research

W Zhao, F Deligey, SC Shekar, F Mentink-Vigier… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-resolution investigation of cell wall materials has emerged as an important application
of biomolecular solid-state NMR (ssNMR). Multidimensional correlation experiments have …

Charting the solid‐state NMR signals of polysaccharides: A database‐driven roadmap

W Zhao, D Debnath, I Gautam… - Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) measurements of intact cell walls and
cellular samples often generate spectra that are difficult to interpret due to the presence of …

Genome-wide characterization of the cellulose synthase gene family in Ziziphus jujuba reveals its function in cellulose biosynthesis during fruit development

N Niu, Y Zhang, S Li, X Meng, M Liu, H Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The cellulose synthase (Ces/Csl) is a key enzyme in plant cellulose synthesis.
Jujube fruits are rich in cellulose. 29 ZjCesA/Csl genes were identified in jujube genome …