The micro- and nanoscale spatial architecture of the seed mucilage-Comparative study of selected plant species.

The seed coat mucilage envelope is formed just after hydration and surrounds the seed as a gel-like, transparent capsule. The mucilage envelope represents a special type of modified cell wall with all of the typical polysaccharides i.e. cellulose, pectins and hemicelluloses. The chemical composition...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Kreitschitz, Stanislav N Gorb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6057646?pdf=render