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Structure of xylan in hardwood. [1] Plant cell wall is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin and glycoproteins. [2] Hemicelluloses (a heterogeneous group of polysaccharides) cross-link glycans interlocking the cellulose fibers and form a mesh like structure to deposit other polysaccharides.
Arabinoxylan is a form of the hemicellulose [1] xylan found in both the primary and secondary cell walls of plants which in addition to xylose contains substantial amounts of another pentose sugar, arabinose. [2]
Xylan backbone synthesis, unlike that of the other hemicelluloses, is not mediated by any cellulose synthase-like proteins. [10] Instead, xylan synthase is responsible for backbone synthesis, facilitating the addition of xylose. [10] Several genes for xylan synthases have been identified. [10]
Xylose is the main building block for the hemicellulose xylan, which comprises about 30% of some plants (birch for example), far less in others (spruce and pine have about 9% xylan). Xylose is otherwise pervasive, being found in the embryos of most edible plants.
Endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8, systematic name 4-β-D-xylan xylanohydrolase) is any of a class of enzymes that degrade the linear polysaccharide xylan into xylose, [1] thus breaking down hemicellulose, one of the major components of plant cell walls: Endohydrolysis of (1→4)-β-D-xylosidic linkages in xylans
Principal structure of glucuronoxylan in hardwood Glucuronoxylans are the primary components of hemicellulose as found in hardwood trees, for example birch. [ 1 ] They are hemicellulosic plant cell wall polysaccharides , containing glucuronic acid and xylose as its main constituents.
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Xyloglucan is a hemicellulose that occurs in the primary cell wall of all vascular plants; however, all enzymes responsible for xyloglucan metabolism are found in Charophyceae algae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In many dicotyledonous plants, it is the most abundant hemicellulose in the primary cell wall. [ 3 ]