This article recounts, from my perspective of four decades in this field, evolving paradigms of
primary cell wall structure and the mechanism of surface enlargement of growing cell walls …

Glycoscience assembles all the scientific disciplines involved in studying various molecules
and macromolecules containing carbohydrates and complex glycans. Such an ensemble …

It is now established that crystalline cellulose is held together not just by hydrogen bonding,
but also by dispersion forces and by electrostatic attraction modulated by stereoelectronic …

Xylan is the most abundant non‐cellulosic polysaccharide in grass cell walls, and it has
important structural roles. The name glucuronoarabinoxylan (GAX) is used to describe this …

Plant lignocellulosic biomass, ie secondary cell walls of plants, is a vital alternative source
for bioenergy. However, the acetylation of xylan in secondary cell walls impedes the …

In this work, we study interactions of five different hemicellulose models, ie
Galactoglucomannan, O-Acetyl-Galactoglucomannan, Fuco-Galacto-Xyloglucan, 4-O …

The complexity of plant cell walls on different hierarchical levels still impedes the detailed
understanding of biosynthetic pathways, interferes with processing in industry and finally …

Wood of broad‐leaf tree species is a valued source of renewable biomass for biorefinery
and a target for genetic improvement efforts to reduce its recalcitrance. Glucuronoxylan (GX) …

Interaction between xylan and cellulose microfibrils is required to maintain the integrity of
secondary cell walls. However, the mechanisms governing their assembly and the effects on …

Acetyl substitutions are common on the hemicellulosic structures of lignocellulose, which up
until recently were known to inhibit xylanase activity. Emerging data, however, suggest that …