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Cellulose and Other Natural Polymer Systems

Biogenesis, Structure, and Degradation

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  1. R. Malcolm Brown

    1. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Biogenesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    5. Cell-Wall Regeneration by Protoplasts Isolated from Higher Plants

      • J. H. M. Willison, A. S. Klein
      Pages 61-85

    11. Chitin-Fibril Formation in Algae

      • Werner Herth, Eberhard Schnepf
      Pages 185-206

    12. Synthesis of Chitin Microfibrils in Vitro

      • José Ruiz-Herrera
      Pages 207-223

    13. Cellulose Synthesis in Detached Cotton Fibers

      • Nicholas C. Carpita
      Pages 225-242

    17. Does β-Glucan Synthesis Need a Primer?

      • Gordon A. Maclachlan
      Pages 327-339

    18. Intermediates of Cellulose Synthesis in Acetobacter

      • Yehoshua Aloni, Moshe Benziman
      Pages 341-361

    19. Protein Glycosylation in Higher Plants: Recent Developments

      • H. Maelor Davies, Deborah P. Delmer
      Pages 363-379
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About this book

The concept for a treatise covering selected natural polymer systems was initiated during a national meeting in cell biology in 1978. The challenge to the editor was to organize a book dealing principally but not exclusively with cellulose. A brief background may help to provide the reader with information to understand the reasons for the specific selections within this volume. better During the past decade, we have witnessed significant changes in the sciences as well as the day-to-day life styles of our citizens. It will not be forgotten that during the early seventies, a significant change was to take many Americans by surprise. The oil embargo on The United States caused unexpected shortages of fuels. The long gasoline lines impressed in the minds of Americans that our energy-rich future with non-renewable resources is limited. The modelling of ecosystems, population growth, urban development, etc., have continued to raise our awareness that life on earth, including renewable resources, is indeed fragile. Contrary to popular belief, even wood and wood products are not limitless.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    R. Malcolm Brown

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cellulose and Other Natural Polymer Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Biogenesis, Structure, and Degradation

  • Editors: R. Malcolm Brown

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1116-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-1118-8Published: 14 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-1116-4Published: 21 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 519

  • Topics: Polymer Sciences

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