Advances in determination of polymer structure and in preservation of structure for electron
microscopy provide the best view to date of how polysaccharides and structural proteins are …

The key role of cell walls in setting mesophyll conductance to CO2 (gm) and, consequently,
photosynthesis is reviewed. First, the theoretical properties of cell walls that can affect gm …

Pectin is a family of complex polysaccharides present in all plant primary cell walls. The
complicated structure of the pectic polysaccharides, and the retention by plants of the large …

Intensive production of TiO2 nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) would lead to their release in the
environment. Their ecotoxicological impact is still poorly documented, while their use in …

Excessive softening is the main factor limiting fruit shelf life and storage. Transgenic plants
modified in the expression of cell wall modifying proteins have been used to investigate the …

The interest of biologists in boron (B) has largely been focused on its role in plants for which
B was established as essential in 1923 (Warington, 1923 [153]). Evidence that B has a …

The cuticle covers the aerial portions of land plants. It consists of amorphous intracuticular
wax embedded in cutin polymer, and epicuticular wax crystalloids that coat the outer plant …

Fruit softening during ripening involves a coordinated series of modifications to the
polysaccharide components of the primary cell wall and middle lamella, resulting in a …

Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic cellular structures essential for plant growth,
development, physiology and adaptation. Plant Cell Walls provides an in depth and diverse …

Plant non-specific lipid-transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are small, basic proteins present in
abundance in higher plants. They are involved in key processes of plant cytology, such as …