Nanocellulose: recent fundamental advances and emerging biological and biomimicking applications

K Heise, E Kontturi, Y Allahverdiyeva… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the effort toward sustainable advanced functional materials, nanocelluloses have
attracted extensive recent attention. Nanocelluloses range from rod‐like highly crystalline …

The primary, secondary, and structures of higher levels of pectin polysaccharides

A Zdunek, PM Pieczywek… - … Reviews in Food Science …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pectin is a heteropolysaccharide abundant in the cell wall of plants and is obtained mainly
from fruit (citrus and apple), thus its properties are particularly prone to changes occurring …

The mechanics of plant morphogenesis

E Coen, DJ Cosgrove - Science, 2023 - science.org
Understanding the mechanism by which patterned gene activity leads to mechanical
deformation of cells and tissues to create complex forms is a major challenge for …

Dynamic construction, perception, and remodeling of plant cell walls

CT Anderson, JJ Kieber - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Plant cell walls are dynamic structures that are synthesized by plants to provide durable
coverings for the delicate cells they encase. They are made of polysaccharides, proteins …

Gel properties of rice proteins-pectin composite and the delivery potential for curcumin: based on different concentrations and the degree of esterification of pectin

T Cheng, Z Wang, F Sun, H Liu, J Liu, Z Guo, L Zhou - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
The effects of pectin concentrations and esterification degree (DE) on the gelling properties
of Rice proteins (RPs)-pectin composite gels were investigated. And the encapsulation …

The plant invertase/pectin methylesterase inhibitor superfamily

D Coculo, V Lionetti - Frontiers in plant science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Invertases (INVs) and pectin methylesterases (PMEs) are essential enzymes coordinating
carbohydrate metabolism, stress responses, and sugar signaling. INVs catalyzes the …

Pectin: New science and forthcoming applications of the most valued hydrocolloid

R Ciriminna, A Fidalgo, A Scurria, LM Ilharco… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
From first-hand understanding of pectin molecular structure and physiological effects up to
new production methods and applications, significant insightful knowledge of pectin …

The multifaceted role of pectin methylesterase inhibitors (PMEIs)

A Wormit, B Usadel - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Plant cell walls are complex and dynamic structures that play important roles in growth and
development, as well as in response to stresses. Pectin is a major polysaccharide of cell …

Insights into cell wall changes during fruit softening from transgenic and naturally occurring mutants

Y Shi, BJ Li, D Grierson, KS Chen - Plant Physiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Excessive softening during fleshy fruit ripening leads to physical damage and infection that
reduce quality and cause massive supply chain losses. Changes in cell wall (CW) …

Plant cell wall integrity maintenance in model plants and crop species-relevant cell wall components and underlying guiding principles

N Gigli-Bisceglia, T Engelsdorf, T Hamann - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2020 - Springer
The walls surrounding the cells of all land-based plants provide mechanical support
essential for growth and development as well as protection from adverse environmental …