Comparison between maize root cells and their respective regenerating protoplasts: wall polysaccharides
✍ Scribed by Paul-Emile Pilet; Wolfgang Blaschek; Alfred Senn; Gerhard Franz
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 511 KB
- Volume
- 161
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-0935
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✦ Synopsis
The cell-wall polysaccharides from different parts of maize roots have been analysed. The arabinose, galactose and mannose contents are influenced by cell differentiation, whereas xylose, rhamnose and uronic-acid contents are not. In cap cells, the pectin content is low but rhamnose and fucose are present in larger quantities. The cell-wall polysaccharides from cells of the elongation zone and their respective regenerating protoplasts were also analysed. The walls of the protoplasts contained higher xylose and mannose levels and a much lower level of cellulose than the cells from which they were derived.