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  • Title: Structural features and biological activity of xyloglucans from suspension-cultured plant cells.
    Author: Joseleau JP, Cartier N, Chambat G, Faik A, Ruel K.
    Journal: Biochimie; 1992 Jan; 74(1):81-8. PubMed ID: 1576212.
    Abstract:
    Different xyloglucan (XG) fractions were isolated from Rubus fruticosus cells cultured in suspension. Sequential extraction showed that two distinct xyloglucans existed in the primary walls. The first could be easily extracted in alkali and the second was tightly associated to cellulose. A third fraction was isolated from the extracellular polysaccharides of the culture medium. The alkali-soluble XG and the extracellular XG showed many structural features in common. By use of an anti-XG polyclonal antibody, electron microscopy examination suggests that the extracellular hemicellulose is progressively released from the wall by a sloughing mechanism. Oligosaccharides prepared from the extracellular XG were purified and their structure examined by FAB-ms technique. When the nonasaccharide was added at low concentrations (10(-5) mg/ml) to the culture medium it was able to elicit several different glycanohydrolase activities associated to the cell wall.
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