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Plant Carbohydrates II

Extracellular Carbohydrates

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  • © 1981

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Editors:
  1. Widmar Tanner

    1. Institut für Botanik, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

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  2. Frank A. Loewus

    1. Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, USA

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology (PLANT, volume 13 / B)

Part of the book sub series: Plant Carbohydrates (921)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Cell Walls of Higher Plants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Constitution of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides

      • G. O. Aspinall
      Pages 3-8

    3. Ultrastructure of the Plant Cell Wall: Biophysical Viewpoint

      • J. R. Colvin
      Pages 9-24

    4. The Assembly of Polysaccharide Fibrils

      • D. G. Robinson
      Pages 25-28

    5. Ultrastructure of the Plant Cell Wall: Biochemical Viewpoint

      • K. Katō
      Pages 29-46

    6. Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Cellulose and Noncellulosic Cell Wall Glucans

      • G. Franz, U. Heiniger
      Pages 47-67

    7. Metabolism of Noncellulosic Polysaccharides

      • G. B. Fincher, B. A. Stone
      Pages 68-132

    8. Glycoproteins and Enzymes of the Cell Wall

      • D. T. A. Lamport, J. W. Catt
      Pages 133-165

    9. The Role of Lipid-Linked Saccharides in the Biosynthesis of Complex Carbohydrates

      • A. D. Elbein
      Pages 166-193

    10. Biosynthesis of Lignin

      • T. Higuchi
      Pages 194-224

    11. Hydrophobic Layers Attached to Cell Walls. Cutin, Suberin and Associated Waxes

      • P. E. Kolattukudy, K. E. Espelie, C. L. Soliday
      Pages 225-254

    12. Wall Extensibility: Hormones and Wall Extension

      • R. E. Cleland
      Pages 255-273

  3. Cell Walls of Algae and Fungi

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
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    2. Algal Walls — Composition and Biosynthesis

      • E. Percival, R. H. McDowell
      Pages 277-316

    3. Algal Walls — Cytology of Formation

      • D. G. Robinson
      Pages 317-332

    4. Algal Wall-Degrading Enzymes — Autolysines

      • U. G. Schlösser
      Pages 333-351

    5. Fungal Cell Walls: A Survey

      • J. G. H. Wessels, J. H. Sietsma
      Pages 352-394

    6. Chitin: Structure, Metabolism, and Regulation of Biosynthesis

      • E. Cabib
      Pages 395-415

    7. Fungal Glucans — Structure and Metabolism

      • G. H. Fleet, H. J. Phaff
      Pages 416-440
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About this book

In 1958, a single volume in the original series of this Encyclopedia adequately summarized the state of knowledge about plant carbohydrates. Expansion into two volumes in the New Series highlights the explosive increase in information and the heightened interest that attended this class of compounds in the interven­ ing years. Even now the search has just begun. Much remains to be accom­ plished; e.g., a full description of the plant cell wall in chemical terms. Why this growing fascination with plant carbohydrates? Clearly, much credit goes to those who pioneered the complex chemistry of polyhydroxylated compounds and to those who later sorted out the biochemical features of these molecules. But there is a second aspect, the role of carbohydrates in such biological func­ tions as host-parasite and pollen-pistil interactions, the mating reaction in fungi, symbiosis, and secretion to name a few. Here is ample reason for anyone concerned with the plant sciences to turn aside for a moment and consider how carbohydrates, so many years neglected in favor of the study of proteins and nucleic acids, contribute to the physiological processes of growth and devel­ opment in plants.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Botanik, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Widmar Tanner

  • Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, USA

    Frank A. Loewus

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plant Carbohydrates II

  • Book Subtitle: Extracellular Carbohydrates

  • Editors: Widmar Tanner, Frank A. Loewus

  • Series Title: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68234-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68236-0Published: 20 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68234-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 772

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Plant Sciences

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