Folding of xylan onto cellulose fibrils in plant cell walls revealed by solid-state NMR
oleh: Thomas J. Simmons, Jenny C. Mortimer, Oigres D. Bernardinelli, Ann-Christin Pöppler, Steven P. Brown, Eduardo R. deAzevedo, Ray Dupree, Paul Dupree
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-12-01 |
Deskripsi
The polysaccharide xylan binds to cellulose microfibrils in the plant cell wall, but the nature of this interaction remains unclear. Here Simmonset al. show that while xylan forms a threefold helical screw in solution it forms a twofold screw to bind cellulose microfibrils in the plant cell wall.