The Plant Cell Wall

A Topical Study of Architecture, Dynamics, Comparative Chemistry and Technology in a Biological System

S. M. Siegel, P. F. Wareing, A. W. Galston

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780080097183
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483184692
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

International Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology: The Plant Cell Wall, Volume 2 is a four-chapter text that covers the botanical aspects of cell wall. This book specifically discusses the cell types and cell walls in vascular plants, as well as the classification and constitution of cell wall. This book deals first with the fractionation, biosynthesis, components, formation regulation, and breakdown of cell wall. These topics are followed by discussions on cell wall polysaccharides, lignin structures, cell wall changes during cell growth, and the analysis of the wall-lysing enzymes. Other chapters examine the types and chemical components of cell wall carbohydrates and the surface processes in lignin polymer formations. A study of the phylogenetic aspects of lignins and lignin synthesis is presented. A chapter is devoted to the classification and features of plant species. The remaining chapter focuses on the non-vascular plants, protista, and metazoa. The book can provide useful information to scientists, botanists, students, and researchers.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• The Plant Cell Wall: A Topical Study of Architecture, Dynamics, Comparative Chemistry and Technology in a Biological System
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• PREFACE
• INTRODUCTION: WALLS AND CELLS
• CHAPTER 1. CONSTITUTION AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE CELL WALL
• CHAPTER 2. CELL WALL DYNAMICS
• CHAPTER 3. COMPARATIVE CHEMISTRY OF INTERCELLULAR SUBSTANCES AND WALLS
• CHAPTER 4. PROPERTIES AND USES OF CELL WALLS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES
• READINGS AND REFERENCES
• INDEX OF ORGANISMS
• GENERAL SUBJECT INDEX