The current model of cellulose biogenesis in plants, as well as bacteria, holds that the
membranous cellulose synthase complex polymerizes glucose moieties from UDP-Glc into …

There is probably no major biochemical process in plants that is both so important and so
poorly understood at the molecular level as cellulose synthesis. This is surprising, because …

The Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition provides complete coverage of scientific
and technological principles for all major natural and synthetic fibers. Incorporating new …

Sucrose synthase (SuSy; EC 2.4. 1.13; sucrose+ UDP reversible UDPglucose+ fructose) has
always been studied as a cytoplasmic enzyme in plant cells where it serves to degrade …

▪ Abstract The past few decades have witnessed exciting progress in studies on the
biosynthesis of cellulose. In the bacterium Acetobacter xylinum, discovery of the activator of …

Mythology is replete with good and evil shapeshifters, who, by definition, display great
adaptability and assume many different forms—with several even turning themselves into …

Annual cotton production exceeds 25 million metric tons and accounts for more than 40
percent of the textile fiber consumed worldwide. A key textile fiber for over 5000 years, this …

This article discusses the importance and implications of regulating carbon partitioning to
cellulose synthesis, the characteristics of cells that serve as major sinks for cellulose …

H2O2 is a widespread molecule in many biological systems. It is created enzymatically in
living cells during various oxidation reactions and by leakage of electrons from the electron …

Progress in wood chemistry has been related mainly to chemical wood pulping and
bleaching and chemical utilization of wood and wood extractives. Meth ods of wood analysis …